How Can We Think Differently? Thoughts from the 2019 Innovation Forum

Ashlee Tidwell
Communications & Planning Specialist
Office of Research Development, Planning & Communications

This was my second time attending the Mi2 Forum and I couldn’t wait to see what THIS year had in store! The speakers were excellent and shared a lot of valuable information to those of us that yearn to “think differently.”

One of my favorite experiences of the day was the Albert Einstein illusion that was present on stage. My team sat in the front of the room, so my eyes couldn’t stop looking at it. I was fascinated because I couldn’t tell if the face was sticking out or going inward! It’s hard to explain so take a look at this video where they discuss the “hollow-face illusion” of Albert Einstein. 


Two of my favorite quotes of the day:
  • “Practice Mindfulness” 
  • “Fail Early, Fail Often, Fail Cheaply”


Deliya B. Wesley, PhD, MPH
Research Scientist, Health Equity

I thought there were a couple of really interesting insights provided by the speakers, especially in the afternoon lineup. I particularly enjoyed the talk on the next 10 Wikipedias, which made me think differently about framing my ideas for my research proposals- in essence, thinking not about what the best solution is for right now, but more forward thinking in terms of what the next iteration of what I’m proposing may look like given the current healthcare landscape. In that same vein, the speaker who talked in depth about why Russia beat the US to the moon and the importance of not losing sight of the sometimes simpler, less resource intensive but immediately effective approach.



Eva Hochberger
Communications & Planning Manager
Office of Research Development, Planning & Communications

Over the years, the Innovation Forum has frequently left me walking away with more questions than I started the day with. This isn’t your typical event, especially not a typical MedStar Health event, but it consistently remains true to the work of the MedStar Institute for Innovation and their charge to think differently.

Each of the presentations brought something different to the table. I was particlary intrigued by the NIH’s All of Us project. It’s a massive undertaking, one which will have the ability to provide a huge data set for future work. But it also raised really important questions around research in the era of big data: how are we sharing information? How are we protecting that information? How can we engage a broad audience in what, on it’s face, is a low effort clinical trial? What tools can we use for retention in a database study? Certainly food for thought!




If you are interested in learning more, the entire event was live-streamed and the 2019 videos will soon be available here. Video archives from the past ten years of Forums are also available, with more coming soon. There was also an active group on Twitter with the hashtag #MI2Forum.


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