Could a brainstorming process that works in the world of corporate innovation be applied to one of the world’s most vexing health challenges? To find out, Innosight hosted an Innovation Summit aimed at overcoming barriers to eradicating super strains of tuberculosis, the world’s second leading infectious disease killer, after HIV/AIDS. Held in conjunction with the […]… Read More
The art and science of behavior change took center stage at this year’s TEDMED. And what a stage it was. The healthcare offshoot of the TED conference moved from its prior digs in San Diego into the elegant Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The venue helped blur the line between speaking and performance, as typified […]… Read More
Innosight was treated to a glimpse of a potential future for one of the world’s biggest industries at a recent Friday Forum lunch with Jamie Heywood, co-founder of PatientsLikeMe.com, the breakthrough social networking and data-sharing site for people with chronic diseases.… Read More
CONFRONTING A GLOBAL HEALTH CRISIS The two-day event attracted a wide range of leaders—including public health and supply chain experts—from places as diverse as the World Health Organization (WHO), MIT, Partners in Health, and Wal-Mart. Convening at Innosight’s Business Design Lab, the MDR-TB Solutions Summit began by laying out the severity of the problem for… Read More
Innosight’s Clay Christensen teaches aspiring MBAs how to apply management and innovation theories to build stronger companies. But he also believes that these models can help people lead better lives. In this article, he explains how, exploring questions everyone needs to ask: How can I be happy in my career? How can I be sure that my relationship with my family is an enduring source of happiness? And how can I live my life with integrity?… Read More
It is a commonplace that the U.S. healthcare system is broken, but the discussion often degenerates into a debate about who is responsible. This book takes a different approach, focusing on what is wrong with the healthcare system and needs to change so it can work better. As is pointed out again and again, disruptive changes will be needed to get from A to B. The authors suggest that the best candidate entities for leading the transition to healthcare in the new mode might be employers that profit from the good health of their employees. Then there is the intriguing possibility of expanding the role of integrated healthcare providers.… Read More
Why is it so difficult for established companies to pull off the new growth that business model innovation can bring? They don’t understand their current business model well enough to know if it would suit a new opportunity or hinder it, and they don’t know how to build a new model when they need it.… Read More
This best-selling book helps managers understand that when dominant companies ignore disruptive innovations because they don’t interest their mainstream customers, they miss the next great wave of industry growth.… Read More