Healthcare has a habit of overlooking the obvious. In this episode, three innovators share how they are addressing some of medicine's most persistent blind spots, from a vital organ that has gone unmonitored for decades, to a fragmented system failing new mothers, to the children whose voices rarely shape the digital tools built for them.
Todd Dunn, CEO of Accuryn Medical, shares why the kidney remains one of the least monitored organs in acute care settings, and how better real-time data could support clinical teams managing critically ill patients. He also introduces the concept of "think flow" (understanding how clinicians think, not just how they work), as a foundation for meaningful healthcare innovation.
Melissa Hanna, CEO and co-founder of Mahmee, explains how her company is working to improve the fragmented experience of pregnancy and postpartum care in the United States, where maternal outcomes remain among the worst in the developed world. From doula support to remote patient monitoring, Mahmee aims to connect the dots across an often-disjointed episode of care.
Michael Preston, Executive Director of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, reflects on what it means to design technology truly centered on children, including why kids themselves should have a seat at the design table, and how Sesame Street continues to help families make sense of a rapidly changing world, including AI.
Episode Resources:
Competing Against Luck: The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice
Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children (RITEC)
LitLab.ai — curriculum-aligned decodables and fluency practice!
AI and Us | Digital Well-being - Sesame Workshop YouTube
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