A talk from the Inspire Track at AWE Europe 2017 - the largest conference for AR+VR in Munich, Germany October 19-20, 2017 Nassir Navab & Simon Weidert (LMU Munich & Johns Hopkins University): Transcending Obstacles of Innovation to Empower Surgeons with Virtual Super Sensing Powers With the rapid application of AR/MR, it is stimulating the injection of new technologies, techniques and talent into the workplace and challenging traditional institutional infrastructure. The status quo is being questioned as a matter of routine driven by a generation thriving on change. Balancing the traditional operational excellence with creative leaps in innovative performance requires visionary leaders, agile methods, creative workforce. This panel discusses emerging methods and measures to navigate the many stages and points of failure transforming ideas into innovations.