I’ve worked with some of the most esteemed organizations globally, helping to address their strategy and innovation issues. Increasingly my work has been focused on Grand Challenges – socially intractable
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08Seth Kahan featured on Jim Karrh’s “Manage Your Message” podcast
Seth is featured on Jim Karrh’s podcast “Manage Your Message” discussing his new book, Visionary Leadership: How Association Leaders Embrace Disruption in the 21st Century. In the podcast, (42: Seth
What is a Grand Challenge?
Download this excerpt from my forthcoming book, Grand Challenge, How Leaders Turn the World’s Biggest Challenges into Extraordinary Opportunities. The term grand challenge has dual meanings; it can be used
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) strives to bring the best possible health and health care to everyone. To achieve their mission, IHI partners with visionaries, leaders and front-line practitioners
Don Berwick
Donald Berwick is President Emeritus and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). One of the Grand Challenge initiatives Don and the IHI have spearheaded is the 5 Million
Grand Challenges Galvanize for the Greater Good
This paper lays out what a Grand Challenge is, giving examples. A short assessment as to whether or not you are ready to take on a Grand Challenge is included.
Peter H. Diamandis
Dr. Peter H. Diamandis is an international pioneer in the fields of innovation, incentive competitions and commercial space. In 2014 he was named one of “The World’s 50 Greatest Leaders”
Christina Economos
Christina Economos is a researcher and activist. She led the research in 2001 that documented 10 key attributes of a national movement (documented in this paper). Her city-wide intervention, Shape
Christina Economos: Leading the Way to Scalable Social Change
This article by myself and Julie Jordan Avritt tells the story of Chris Economos, a co-founder and co-executive director of ChildObesity180. Chris is a university profesor, research and social activist.
