30 episodes

"On the Edge with SIC" is the podcast where we explore the intersection between Health and Social Innovation through a Design lens. We interview diverse healthcare stakeholders "On the Edge" of innovation, including patients, healthcare providers and designers.

Your cohosts are Nita Lakhani and Sylvia Szkudlarek, cofounders of SIC Health. Along with our colleague, German Charum-Sanchez, we work with healthcare organizations to codesign their best possible futures and create sustainable social innovation. For more information, check out our website, sichealth.ca or email us info@sichealth.ca.

On the Edge with SIC Nita Lakhani and Sylvia Szkudlarek

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"On the Edge with SIC" is the podcast where we explore the intersection between Health and Social Innovation through a Design lens. We interview diverse healthcare stakeholders "On the Edge" of innovation, including patients, healthcare providers and designers.

Your cohosts are Nita Lakhani and Sylvia Szkudlarek, cofounders of SIC Health. Along with our colleague, German Charum-Sanchez, we work with healthcare organizations to codesign their best possible futures and create sustainable social innovation. For more information, check out our website, sichealth.ca or email us info@sichealth.ca.

    S2, E4: How Might We Create Impact?

    S2, E4: How Might We Create Impact?

    In this month's episode, we continue with our Learning On the Edge series, this time experimenting with an audio/video format!

    We introduce a Design for Social Innovation Tool - the Impact Gaps Canvas. This tool allows users to take a systems leadership approach to innovation in their careers and/or initiatives/projects.

    Our video includes an image of the tool (see Resources below for link) and a brief interview-style discussion around how we used the tool to explore a problem in mental health.

    We hope this helps you consider using this tool to create Impact in your lives!

    Resources

    Impact Gaps Canvas

    https://systems-ledleadership.com/impact-gaps-canvas/




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    • 19 min
    S2, E3: What's the real problem?

    S2, E3: What's the real problem?

    In this podcast episode, your cohosts demystify how to define the real problem and why it's a crucial step in the Design for Health process.

    We briefly review the Double Diamond Method from our last episode and explain how insights revealed through our Discovery Interviews were used to draft a Problem Statement. We'll review two tools that could help you - Empathy Mapping and the 5 Ws.

    Finally, we end with a practical example of how defining the problem could help in a healthcare setting.

    If you have questions or comments about this process, feel free to email us at info@sichealth.ca. Your questions could be featured on a future episode!

    Resources

    1. ⁠Double Diamond method⁠, Design Council, UK

    2. Entrepreneurship Bootcamp 101, Sept 2023, Facilitators: Khizer Tajamul and Maryam Ahmed

    3. Empathy Mapping - Season 1, Episode 5 of On the Edge with SIC https://www.sichealth.ca/podcast/episode/51ebca88/episode-5-empathy-in-healthcare

    4. The 5 Ws in Design https://bootcamp.uxdesign.cc/xzthe-five-ws-method-for-writing-a-design-brief-81c606f89e57


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    • 14 min
    S2, E2: Let's Discover Discovery Interviews!

    S2, E2: Let's Discover Discovery Interviews!

    In Season 2, we return to Learning On the Edge (with SIC), where we'll explain the key elements of the Design Process using the Double Diamond method. In this month's episode, we focus on the first diamond - Discovery, and specifically, the tool - Discovery Interviews. We define Discovery Interviews, share some tips for conducting your own interviews, and provide examples of interviews we’ve conducted around a problem in the mental health context.

    Resources

    1. Double Diamond method, Design Council, UK
    2. Entrepreneurship Bootcamp 101, Sept 2023, Facilitators: Khizer Tajamul and Maryam Ahmed


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    • 22 min
    S2, E1: What does On the Edge mean to you?

    S2, E1: What does On the Edge mean to you?

    Welcome to Season 2 of our podcast, On the Edge with SIC! This season, we'll experiment with some shorter length, learning oriented episodes.

    In this episode, we review responses to our most important question from Season 1 - What does On the Edge mean to you?

    We've compiled 6 responses to this question from our Season 1 interviewees around the theme of knowledge and learning. As well, we share our personal insights and professional experiences on this theme.

    We hope you learn something from this episode that you could apply to your work, school or play in the fields of healthcare, design and the intersection between the two.

    Resources

    Clips included from Season 1 acknowledging our amazing guests - full episodes available here: https://www.sichealth.ca/podcast

    1. Episode 14: Taking Care of Dying Children with Dr. Natasha Datoo

    2. Episode 13: Health Services Design with Liliana Rodriguez

    3. Episode 12: Systems Leadership with Peter Jones

    4. Episode 9: Empathy in Drug Design with Morẹ́nikẹ́ Ẹniọlá Ọláòṣebìkan

    5. Episode 7: Diversity and Inclusion with Firefly Creative Writing

    6. Episode 6: Spanning the Boundaries of Impact and Evaluation with Julie Gilbert


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    • 18 min
    Episode 14: Taking Care of Dying Children with Dr. Natasha Datoo

    Episode 14: Taking Care of Dying Children with Dr. Natasha Datoo

    For our final season 1, episode 14, we interview Dr. Natasha Datoo, a pediatric oncologist and palliative care physician.

    Natasha shares her professional journey and personal experiences around "death and dying". We discuss our society's taboo associated with "death and dying" and how we might shift our perspective through enhanced communication.

    Finally, Natasha describes what a "good death" looks like for the children and families she cares for, and how a palliative care approach could be used to design better end of life experiences for us all.



    Resources

    Serious Illness Conversation Guide

    Canuck Place Children's Hospice

    Two Worlds Cancer Collaboration

    The Sunflower Palliative Care Podcasts


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    • 30 min
    Trailer Episode 14 with Dr. Natasha Datoo

    Trailer Episode 14 with Dr. Natasha Datoo

    For our 2024 kick off episode, we interview Dr. Natasha Datoo, a pediatric oncologist and palliative care physician. In this 1 minute clip, Natasha identifies the need for Western medical systems to enhance the death experience for sick children and their families. Stay tuned for our full episode where Natasha describes what a "good death" looks like and how a palliative care approach could be used to design better end of life experiences for us all.


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