Healthcare Design - December 2020 - 9

EDITORIAL
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD

Hank Adams

B E T T E R D AY S

As we close out 2020, it's important to recognize
what we've learned this year and apply it to
what's coming next By Jennifer Kovacs Silvis

Wayne Barger

SMITHGROUP

Carolyn BaRoss
Sam Burnette

HDR

PERKINS&WILL

EARL S WENSSON ASSOCIATES

Sheila F. Cahnman
JUMPG ARDEN CONSULTING LLC

Thomas W. Chessum

CO ARCHITECTS

James Crispino
I KNOW we're all breathing a collective sigh of

relief as this year ends, filled with anticipation
for what's to come. And while 2020 didn't go as
planned, it nudged us to remember the things
that really matter-both those we never knew
how much we'd miss and the ones we're deeply
grateful to hang onto amid the chaos.
For me, I hug my kid a little closer, pull his
mask up over his nose, and figure out what outdoor adventure we're going on next. We're all
making it work, personally and professionally.
Part of making it work here included our recent HCD Virtual event held
Nov. 9-12. I'll let Kristin Zeit fill you in more on that when you turn the
page, but it offered our team a lesson in adaptation and working on the fly.
For those who joined us on the journey, thank you; for those who couldn't
make it, the editors produced tons of great coverage over those four days
that you can check out starting on page 27 and at HCDmagazine.com.
One of the greatest undertakings of HCD Virtual was figuring out how
to translate the finale of our conceptual design competition, Breaking
Through, to the virtual stage. When we held the competition in 2018, our
finalist teams headlined a keynote session, presenting to a packed general
session room of attendees who then used a mobile app to vote for their favorite concept. I even got to hand a giant check for $10,000 to the winning
team. It was amazing.
This time was different, like everything in life these days. But, honestly,
it was a good different. A great one, even. Instead of doing formal presentations, each of our four finalist teams produced 10-minute videos in
advance. After sharing those, we brought three team representatives on
screen with me to talk about the inception of their ideas and the inspiration behind them. Our attendees were able to use the chat box within
Zoom to ask questions and cheer on the teams, and the polling function
worked seamlessly to choose the winner. Afterward, we invited attendees
to a breakout room to ask the teams their own questions and dive a little
deeper into the winning concept (see page 20 for details).
And as will happen with virtual sessions, we had a heart-stopping
glitch-but even that worked out. In the end, Breaking Through was everything I hoped it would be, particularly the videos that offered key insights from the concept creators, stunning visuals, and lots of inspiration.
Looking ahead, I anticipate integrating elements of our virtual effort into
a future in-person one.
That's really the best-case scenario for 2020, that the new ideas we've
been forced to explore will ultimately help inform the better days ahead.
I wish you all a happy holiday season, and I'll see you in 2021. 

G ENSLER

Christine Hester Devens
Mary Frazier

AECOM

EWINGCOLE

Jocelyn Lum Frederick
HC TANG RAM DESIGN

Catherine L. Gow

F RANCIS CAUFFMAN

Natalie Miovski Hagerty
THE CHILDRE N'S HOS PITAL OF PHILADELPHIA

Erik Hanson

S TANTEC ARCHITECTURE

Suzen L. Heeley
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER

Scott Holmes
Walter Jones
Randy Keiser

BWBR

METROHEALTH SYSTEM

TURNER CONSTRUCTION CO.

Julie Kent

TRINITY HEALTH

Bryan Langlands
Tiana Lemons

ORCUTT/WINSLOW

Michael Lied

G BBN ARCHITECTS

Mike McKay
Victoria Navarro

NBBJ

UW HEALTH

ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH

Kurt Neubek
Don Orndoff

Diane R.K. Osan
Chris Powers

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KAISER PERMANENTE
CANNONDESIGN

BURNS & MCDONNELL

William D. Repichowskyj
E4H ARCHITECTURE

Kim Shinn
TLC ENG INEERING SOLUTIONS

Janet H. Sisolak
UT MD A NDERS ON CANCER CENTER

Karl R. Sonnenberg
ZIMMER GU NS UL F RASCA ARCHITECTS LLP

Kurt Spiering
Steve Stokes

HGA

G RESHAM SMITH

Jeffrey C. Stouffer

HKS INC.

Paul E. Strohm
Jocelyn Stroupe

Melanie Taylor
Joshua A. Theodore
Anthony Treu

HOK

CANNONDESIGN
BOLDT
LEO A DALY

S KIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL

Travis Tyson
Gary L. Vance

CLEVELAND CLINIC
VANCE CONSULTING

DECEMBER 2020

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