Elien Pragt Creativity as a Superpower in Medicine
The 42nd\xa0episode of the Creative Flow Podcast features\xa0guest\xa0Elien Pragt, M.D., an intensivist at an academic hospital in the Netherlands, working to bring creativity into medicine. She shares her journey of learning creative problem solving techniques and pursuing a Master's Degree in Creativity and Change Leaders\xa0at\xa0Buffalo State University's International Center for Studies in Creativity.\xa0
\nElien discusses why creativity is essential in healthcare to address issues such as burnout and retaining hospital personnel. One of her goals is to create a workshop for a shared vision for creativity in her hospital by 2030. She designed an interactive course for second-year medical students, where they can work on a self-chosen medical problem in groups using creative problem-solving and design thinking to solve it.\xa0
\nDon\u2019t miss this conversation, which explores how creativity can be spread throughout an entire healthcare ecosystem over the next decade. Learn powerful advice to help others trying to implement creativity in their organizations, emphasizing the need for a motivated role model.\xa0