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MedStar Inventor Forums – A First Hand Account

Dr. Mark Smith at the MedStar Inventor ForumsA diverse crowd filled the True Auditorium at Washington Hospital Center on June 14, 2011. Associates in scrubs, suits, lab coats, and street clothes, representing every part of the MedStar family voluntarily stayed late at work or came in on a day off to catch the inaugural MedStar Inventor Forum.  The buzz in the room before the presentation began was energizing; clearly, despite the crowd’s differences, everyone shared a common interest — invention that advances health — and a common trait —the ability to think differently.

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Sliced Bread – What Took So Long?

One of the best ideas since sliced breadYou have an idea… You might even think that it will be the greatest thing since sliced bread.

There’s a problem though. It’s success does not depend on the value of your idea, alone… It depends more on its distribution.

In short, it’s the spread, not the bread.

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