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Gregory Schmidt M.D.

Apr 28
Apr 28 The Musk Emails: Facts Over Propaganda

Gregory Schmidt
leadership

February 23 2017.  Elon demonstrates that claims about safety, compensation, and work hours by the United Automobile Workers about Tesla are false.

Apr 28
Apr 28 The Musk Emails: On Integrity

Gregory Schmidt
leadership

Tesla vehicles are not to be sold to anyone at a discount rate. Musk reinforces honour, integrity, and the importance of customer trust as the businesses foundational values.

Apr 28
Apr 28 The Musk Emails: Financial Transparency

Gregory Schmidt
leadership

August 29, 2016.  Elon Musk is transparent about Tesla's anticipated financial losses, and uses this to as an incentive to help drive a profitable next quarter.

Apr 28
Apr 28 The Musk Emails: Acronyms Seriously Suck

Gregory Schmidt
leadership

May 2010. Clear communication is essential.

Customize iPhone Camera Modes
Apr 26

Apr 26 Customize iPhone Camera Modes

Gregory Schmidt
design

iPhone offers different camera modes. Users should be able to customize the sequence.

Apr 20
Apr 20 Mandatory participation 2/2: genome sequencing

Gregory Schmidt
unintended consequences

Will participation in full genome sequencing become unavoidable and mandatory?

Apr 18
Apr 18 Mandatory participation 1/2: social media

Gregory Schmidt
unintended consequences

Social media started as  an 'optional activity' or luxury, but is participation in social media becoming mandatory.

Lenovo's Record Light - Mixup
Mar 16

Mar 16 Lenovo's Record Light - Mixup

Gregory Schmidt
design

A red 'record' light means the camera is on. But on Lenovo's monitors it means the camera is off.

Flag Abnormal Lab Results: Why & Difficulties.
Feb 11

Feb 11 Flag Abnormal Lab Results: Why & Difficulties.

Gregory Schmidt
electronic health records

Lab Results. Part 2. The importance of flagging lab results, and why it sometimes fails.

Flag lab results without a reference range
Feb 11

Feb 11 Flag lab results without a reference range

Gregory Schmidt
electronic health records

Lab Results: Part 1.  Flag results without a reference range, as different from results that are displayed as 'normal'.

Catalyst Contracts: incentivize mutual growth
Feb 2

Feb 2 Catalyst Contracts: incentivize mutual growth

Gregory Schmidt
logistics

In this atypical contract the buyer pays MORE for purchasing higher volumes

Express Lifts:  Faster hospital elevators
Feb 1

Feb 1 Express Lifts: Faster hospital elevators

Gregory Schmidt
architecture

Re-assign some elevators to travel between only two floors. People can take the stairs to get to those "Express Lift" levels

The Four Quadrant Exercise
Jan 28

Jan 28 The Four Quadrant Exercise

Gregory Schmidt
unintended consequences

A four quadrant exercise to map the unintended consequences of machine learning projects

World Economic Forum 2018:  Healthcare Videos
Jan 27

Jan 27 World Economic Forum 2018: Healthcare Videos

Gregory Schmidt
healthcare system design

Healthcare video & speaker list from Davos Switzerland 2018

Design for the product's average user
Dec 16

Dec 16 Design for the product's average user

Gregory Schmidt
design

Do not label the soap, "Hand Washing Soap"

New Music & Concerts In Town: Feature Suggestion
Dec 12

Dec 12 New Music & Concerts In Town: Feature Suggestion

Gregory Schmidt
design

Why in 2017 is it so hard to be notified when your favourite artists release new music? or are performing in town?

howmuch.net - cost & financial data visualizations
Dec 11

Dec 11 howmuch.net - cost & financial data visualizations

Gregory Schmidt
, logistics
Optimize Amazon's Ad Retargeting
Dec 10

Dec 10 Optimize Amazon's Ad Retargeting

Gregory Schmidt
advertising

Exclude customers who purchased the product

Disinfection wipe containers require restraining brackets
Dec 2

Dec 2 Disinfection wipe containers require restraining brackets

Gregory Schmidt
hospital logistics
Most disinfection wipes do not kill C. difficile
Dec 2

Dec 2 Most disinfection wipes do not kill C. difficile

Gregory Schmidt
hospital logistics
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