Second Brain with HelloHealth CTO John Dudley
Two brains are better than one.
HelloHealth Chief Technology Officer and Industrial Imagination Founder and Director of Software Engineering John Dudley joins Dr. Carmen Mohan in this episode for a frank discussion on how collaboration inspires creativity, frees us to focus on our life missions, and can lead to true opportunities to change the world. Mr. Dudley is a three-decade strong friend of Dr. Mohan’s, and the two have come to build a supportive relationship that defines the idea of a “second brain.” Listen along as they discuss how Mr. Dudley first got into the health-care industry, what personal forces have shaped who he is, what drives him professionally, and why he considers his calling to create technology solutions for resource limited health and education organizations “selfish.”
Collaboration, or having at least one second brain, is an important resource to cultivate in order to build your personal health portfolio. When you have someone to turn to, whether it’s to bounce ideas off, get tasks completed that aren’t in your wheelhouse, or foster your creative spirit, a second brain can make a huge difference in your productivity and effectiveness. Find out how Dr. Mohan has made a “forever” mark on Mr. Dudley’s business, Industrial Imagination, and the reasons he chose to become involved in HelloHealth. This work has inspired him to take on the role of CTO. Dudley is passionate about the HelloHealth mission to give accessible health-care opportunities to Black women in particular, which aligns with his own belief that when we empower others by using our skills and resources, we equip them to change the world.
Action Steps:
To be a good “second brain,” ensure the “primary brain” knows that there will be no judgment no matter what they bring to you. Open conversation breeds a level of comfort that leads to increased trust and efficiency.
To be a good “primary brain,” be willing to throw any idea you have to your collaboration partner. Trust that they will hear you and help you find the solutions you are seeking.
Identify your second brain. Don’t worry if you need more than one.
Be willing to be a second brain for someone else. Offer your expertise to those you think can use it.
John Dudley has worked extensively on the development and deployment of highly effective information technology solutions in resource-limited settings. Living for a decade in Lesotho, a small landlocked country with a high disease burden in an underdeveloped health-care system, John’s work took him to the countries of Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, eSwatini, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. He has also provided remote infrastructure for health facilities in Argentina, Colombia, Romania, and Papua New Guinea. Currently, John leads the development of GlobalHealthEMR, a patient-centered clinician-extensible electronic medical record system being developed in “majority world” countries in sub-Sharan Africa, Eastern Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America.
Having recently returned to the United States, he remains acquainted with the unique infrastructure challenges posed in similar locales by serving as technology advisor for the global health initiatives of Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital.
John founded Industrial Imagination in 1995 while attending Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia, home to an early testbed of internet access to the general public. He assumed the role of HelloHealth’s CTO in 2022.
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