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STRATEGY AND INNOVATION 12 innovators in different industries before creating their own needle stick-preven- tion prototype, for which they filed a pro- visional patent. "Our prototype will probably never be a real product that will create a multimil- lion-dollar revenue stream, but that's not the point anyway," says Mr. Dawson. "e point was to show the operating room how a design process could work in a way that really serves the interests of clinicians and patients." NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's in- novation center defines itself by its work in HIT. "e innovation center has a team of information technologists from across all different facets of IT that focus on solu- tions in two main areas: patient engage- ment and provider collaboration," says Dr. Fleischut. e tech-focused center has spon- sored a hackathon, and recently a 10-week challenge calling for innovative solutions to enhance patient care and provider communication open to both the general public and hospital employees. e win- ning entry was a mobile application that facilitates care team communication and collaboration, patient clinical information search and exchange, and care team alert- ing. In 2015 NewYork-Presbyterian also launched NYP Connect, a cross-campus mobile communication tool that securely and efficiently connects NewYork-Pres- byterian staff members and providers to streamline patient care. Although NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's innovation center and the Hub at Sibley have met different needs, claim- ing one's turf in the world of innovation is not a necessity for new centers, accord- ing to Dr. Fleischut. "ere isn't really competition be- tween innovation centers because every system has singular and unique issues," says Dr. Fleischut. "ere's also more val- ue in the synergy of centers working in a collegial way." Mr. Dawson echoed Dr. Fleischut's thoughts saying, "e only thing lamen- table about innovation centers working on the same problems is when they do so in silos." He is happy to see more design thinkers discuss their projects through online communities and share ideas with- out the encumbrance of competition. n Pediatric nurse Katherine Fleming cares for a patient in the Special Care Nursery while the parents observe remotely from an iPad above the isolette. Rapidly prototyping an idea is a key process of design.