Anthony Scarpone-Lambert: A Digital, Unifying Home for Healthcare Workers

Jun 29, 2022 Posted by: Anushree Nande Anthony Scarpone-Lambert,  PA,  SDG 3,  USA

Anthony: Thanks for having me, Spiffy—hi everyone! My name is Anthony, and I'm a Registered Nurse as well as the co-founder and CEO of Lumify. While working in an emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic, I felt frustrated by how difficult it was to access the gear and resources I needed to excel. I saw my nursing peers underutilizing resources, leading us to feeling burnt out and overwhelmed. I knew there had to be a better way! That's why I created Lumify, a digital home for healthcare workers that unifies everything we need into one web and mobile platform. With Lumify, healthcare workers can buy our gear, find continuing education, trade advice with our peers, schedule therapy, and so much more!

Natalie J. Egan: Spreading Empathy Through Technology

Jun 24, 2022 Posted by: George Romar Natalie J. Egan,  PA,  SDG 10,  USA

Natalie: Empathy is the ability to understand and feel what other people are feeling. At Translator, we do this by helping people become more self-aware through anonymous, technology-based exercises. These “learning experiences” are designed to help people first reflect on their own identity and lived experiences so that they are then ready to learn about other people. Without self-awareness, people cannot have empathy. And that is what we do!

Sarah Toms: Radically Transforming and Democratizing Education

Mar 25, 2022 Posted by: Anushree Nande PA,  Sarah Toms,  SDG4,  USA

Sarah: Happy to be here, Spiffy! Wharton Interactive is on a mission to radically transform and democratize education. Until now, the only way to deliver education at scale has been with Massive Online Classes (MOOCs), which struggle to retain students. Wharton Interactive has developed a new and more effective method. Built on our ARC platform, Alternate Reality Courses (ARCs) are a new breed of learning simulation. Every course combines world-class subject-matter expertise, hyper-immersive interactive fiction, the science of learning, and innovative game design. ARCs are deeply engaging, teach through experience, and promote robust and enduring knowledge. Early tests show significant increases in knowledge, satisfaction, and usefulness compared to traditional learning.