Innovation
We are in a renaissance. The rate of change in the healthcare marketplace is moving at an accelerated pace. There are more opportunities than ever before for healthcare strategists, but there are greater challenges to refine and build upon their skillsets in preparation for an unknown future. Read…
Learn how one community health system in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is modeling its innovation initiatives after a highly effective startup culture to capture new ideas, validate them, and take them to market.
How can the attributes and skills highlighted in Bridging Worlds be applied to take your team to the next level? This session will allow participants to explore these concepts through real-world case studies, gaining practical knowledge to apply within their own organizations.
This session will present and discuss Ascension's evolving approach to scanning, incubating, and diffusing innovations across the organization and share lessons learned over the past 16 years from participation in health-related accelerators.
Applicable to all levels of personnel, this competency model can be used not only to guide development conversations, but also to put an accountable structure and focus around your development plans.
Definition: A generalist-specialist hybrid; broad, “horizontal” knowledge across multiple disciplines and deep “vertical” expertise in at least one subject area.
Relates to: Integrate and Co-Create
DEVELOPMENT SUGGESTIONS
Definition: Anticipate and respond to potential consequences of internal and external events, trends, or patterns; avoid unintended consequences.
Relates to: Be Nimble to Exceed the Rate of Change
DEVELOPMENT SUGGESTIONS
Definition: Build a mathematical model designed to represent a simplified version of the performance of a business, project, or another investment. Example: Assess the business impact of various scenarios within the overall strategic plan.
Relates to: Generate Data-Driven Insight
Definition: Understand principles of human behavior; observe and analyze behavior to understand and influence decision making. Example: Use nudge-type interventions for better outcomes.
Relates to: Tell Stories. Create Experiences
Definition: Use inference to look within and beyond the numbers to detect underlying patterns and trends. Example: Estimate future population health needs based on demographic and other data trends.
Relates to: Generate Data-Driven Insight