SEE YOU NOW Podcast

SEE YOU NOW Insight 14: Everyone Welcome: The Lasting Change of Innovation

September 18, 2025

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In this SEE YOU NOW Insight, nurse leaders Gaurdia Banister, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, and Hiyam Nadel, MBA, CCG RN, share how the Ether Dome Challenge at Massachusetts General Hospital is using open innovation to surface frontline solutions and strengthen care delivery. Against a backdrop of persistent nurse staffing shortages and a global talent emergency, they show how including every role group in innovation, and ensuring leadership engagement, communication, and follow-through, creates a culture where staff feel heard, valued, and supported. Innovation, they remind us, isn’t just about solving problems; it’s about caring for patients and caregivers, and building strong systems for the future.

Innovation is the conduit for recognizing, valuing, listening, accepting and executing, doing to make those changes to improve care for the patients, but also, how can we care for our staff.
Gaurdia Banister, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN

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