How much does it cost to not have a designer? #ILN Day 1-2

This was my conclusion based on a question asked by a colleague which was “How much does it cost to have a designer on your team?” at this year’s first Innovation Learning Network in person meeting. With new streamlined hashtag (#ILN) and twitter handle – @ILNMuse

It’s seven years later than the last time I was here, when the space was called Gravity Tank (now it’s part of Salesforce) and my photography was not as evolved – only 7 photos back then. And because of the way-back ness of a blog, it’s all here: Mama knows! A week of innovation thinking at AHRQ and GravityTank (Innovation Learning Network).

It almost appears that ILN was a sideline to a busy week back then, but it was a lot more than that. My blogging has also evolved sinc ethen.

This time, more organizations are seeing the value of design and designers and asking critical questions more about “why not have a designer” rather than “why have a designer / design” as part of innovation.

And…through the work of colleague Christi Zuber, RN, PhD candidate (@czuber) we have an understanding of the characteristics of people who achieve success in innovation, in a way that crosses organizational structure, job titles, etc. Check it out in the photos below.

Also check out our delicious low carb, high-fat meal (LCHF) at our dinner with strangers. We know a lot more about nutrition than we did seven years ago. Actually, we know now what we were supposed to know about nutrition 7 years ago. Always good to prototype life and ILN is the place to do it.

Check out this group in 360 degrees, doesn’t learning look great on everyone? (Didn’t have one of these cameras 7 years ago)

Innovation Learning Network #ILN #ILN360 @ILNmuse w @SalesforceIgnite @NorthwesternMed #theta360 – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA

Thanks to our hosts Northwestern Medicine (@NorthwesternMed) and Salesforce (@Salesforce) Ignite as well as to Chris McCarthy (@McCarthyChris) and the team from Hope Lab (@HopeLab), who I hope will read this post and tag themselves in the social networks of their choice 🙂 .

PS, Photos, repeat after me, @CreativeCommons licensed, use as you see fit.