To tackle school climate, rethink student engagement Julia Freeland Fisher To tackle school climate, rethink student engagement Last week, Hillary Clinton’s campaign proposed a $2 billion plan to reform K–12 school disciplinary practices. The plan marks a crucial effort to both ameliorate […] Feb 26, 2016 Julia Freeland Fisher
How healthcare can prepare for a consumer-driven future Michael Devonas How healthcare can prepare for a consumer-driven future Hospitals systems mergers and acquisitions happened at a blistering pace in 2015. It’s largely in response to uncertainty and the ultimatum to lower costs. Tom Baldosaro, CFO […] Feb 8, 2016 Michael Devonas
For hire: Your neighborhood retail clinic Michael Devonas For hire: Your neighborhood retail clinic Elizabeth Lorenzana, a research intern at the Clayton Christensen Institute and undergraduate student at Bryn Mawr College, contributed to the primary research for this article. […] Jan 26, 2016 Michael Devonas
Jobs to be done: discovering why we consume healthcare Spencer Nam Jobs to be done: discovering why we consume healthcare In some ways, healthcare is a simple concept: prevent us from getting sick, and help us heal from diseases. So it’s understandable that most of […] Jan 21, 2016 Spencer Nam
Why disruptive innovation is still healthcare’s silver bullet Michael Devonas Why disruptive innovation is still healthcare’s silver bullet For established companies, it’s a warning; for entrants, opportunity. But the most remarkable thing about disruptive innovation isn’t the tune it sings to individual players […] Nov 20, 2015 Michael Devonas
Which customers should the disruptors in health care target? Spencer Nam Which customers should the disruptors in health care target? In discussing disruptive innovations in health care, we generally focus our attention on the new enabling technologies or the new business models. While the technology […] Nov 5, 2015 Spencer Nam
Schools as community hubs:Integrating support services to drive educational outcomes Michael B. Horn Schools as community hubs:Integrating support services to drive educational outcomes Published by the Brookings Institution, this paper explores the importance of designing schools to address nonacademic challenges, as well as to help all students learn. Sept 28, 2015 Michael B. Horn
One more way independent schools can ward off disruption Michael B. Horn One more way independent schools can ward off disruption As many independent schools struggle and face potential threats from the emergence of disruptive micro-schools, what they should do to survive and thrive is an […] Sept 10, 2015 Michael B. Horn
Tablets and disruptive innovation Thomas Arnett Tablets and disruptive innovation It used to be that most devices in schools were desktop machines of either the Windows or Apple varieties, but recently many schools have been […] Aug 28, 2015 Thomas Arnett
Moving beyond college:Rethinking higher education regulation for an unbundled world Michael B. Horn Moving beyond college:Rethinking higher education regulation for an unbundled world By Michael B. Horn and Andrew P. Kelly New “unbundled” higher education providers are constrained by the regulatory system’s reliance on the traditional bundled model. Published by the American Enterprise Institut... Aug 20, 2015 Michael B. Horn
How retail clinics disrupt hospitals – it’s not the way you think! Spencer Nam How retail clinics disrupt hospitals – it’s not the way you think! Since the first wave of retail clinics splashed into the care delivery scene at the turn of this century, more than 1,800 clinics now treat […] Apr 30, 2015 Spencer Nam
Why kids are hiring competency-based education Julia Freeland Fisher Why kids are hiring competency-based education This week I had the privilege of sitting in on the first day of Boston Day and Evening Academy (BDEA)’s Responsive Education Alternatives Lab (REAL) […] July 16, 2014 Julia Freeland Fisher