June 2020

Until the racism is over, a framework for empathy

June 21st 2020

We have closed the US economy to compensate for a health system unprepared for a pandemic. Now it’s time to address the inequities that have made the burden of COVID-19 fall disproportionately on minority and lower-income communities.

Mentoring at MIT’s COVID-19 Challenge: 1,500 awesome new colleagues for a weekend

June 13th 2020

I recently joined 1,500 designers, developers, entrepreneurs, patients, and health professionals who came together from 40 countries to hack ways to help people through the Recovery and Reopening from the COVID-19 pandemic. I was one of the mentors who worked with 200+ teams in a mad rush to prototype innovative new responses to COVID-19.

Doing the Healthcare Rap: talking marketing innovation with Jared Johnson

June 5th 2020

Jared Johnson is a prolific interviewer and keen watcher of innovation in healthcare marketing. We had a twenty-minute talk which has dropped as the latest episode of the Healthcare Rap.

This hellish week is the fruit of an administration of rage

June 2nd 2020

Trump isn’t the one who killed George Floyd by pressing a knee to his neck. Police brutality against African Americans — and racism generally — has plagued us for centuries. But Trump uniquely fueled fury, with bigotry, dismantling police reforms, and encouraging aggression in violent speech.