September 4th, 2012

Ashoka envisions an Everyone A Changemaker™ world: a world that responds quickly and effectively to social challenges, and where each individual has the freedom, confidence and societal support to address any social problem and drive change

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Tags: Bill Drayton, business, Changemakers, citizen sector, global health, innovation, Organizations, Social Entrepreneur, transformation

December 8th, 2010

A website designed to accelerate the development and adoption of innovations in health care delivery. Continue reading →

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Tags: AHRQ, health care delivery, health care model, health care services, innovation, other frontiers, policy, research

December 8th, 2010

A website portal devoted to sharing academic resources and practical tools on Appreciative Inquiry (AI), a positive, strengths-based approach to changing people and organizations. Continue reading →

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Tags: AI, Appreciative Inquiry, Case Western Reserve University, change approaches, innovation, meaningful work, other frontiers, Ron Fry, strategic planning

December 8th, 2010

New Yorker writer Atul Gawande explores the role of the agricultural extension agent as an innovation disseminator and how a similar role in health care could transform the industry. Continue reading →

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Tags: Atul Gawande, extention agent, health care model, health care reform, health care system, innovation, New Yorker, primary care, responsible evolvable organizations

December 8th, 2010

To support ongoing innovation in the area of optimal healing environments, the Samueli Institute researches how theory about healing translates into real world practice. Continue reading →

Categories: Healing Environments Links • PHAB Links

Tags: design, healing environments, health care settings, innovation, patient outcomes, research, Samueli Institute

December 8th, 2010

Article from the Center for Creative Leadership describes and encourages boundary-spanning leadership as vital to success in today’s complex business world. Continue reading →

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Tags: boundary spanning, boundary-spanning leadership, Center for Creative Leadership, change, collaboration, innovation, leadership, organizational boundaries, other frontiers, outside the box

December 7th, 2010

Opimec Opimec is a collaborative virtual environment designed to promote the exchange of knowledge and best practices among individuals and organizations interested Complex Chronic Disease Management (CCDM), at all levels, from the local to the global.

Categories: Personalized Health Care Links • PHAB Links

Tags: Alejandro Jadad, Alex Jadad, best practices, Canada, CCDM, chronic disease, complex chronic disease management, eHealth, global health, global partnerships, health care model, information technology, innovation, personalized health care, research, social networks, Spain, technology, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network