What this cute puppy taught me about innovation

Meet Alfie. Alfie the puppy has been part of our family for only a few weeks now, but he has had a profound effect on our family life. Our whole lifestyle has changed because of this cute little guy. But what has Alfie got to do with innovation? After observing the way he approaches the […]

Bragging = Optional

We all like to celebrate ourselves, but meaningful sharing and dialogue is more important to achieve success

Balancing intrapreneurship with returns

How do you create a balance between doing your job, getting investment in an idea and proving that it is worth that investment?

Defining innovation

Innovation is hard to define, but to me, it’s about thinking differently about problems.

A juicy solution is sometimes the problem

Solving the wrong problem can lead to issues on a scale from wasted time to catastrophic failure

What going to the theatre taught me about prototyping

Last year I saw 110 theatre plays in 10 months. It was soul enriching and lower back straining (I have now a complex ranking of London theatres based on how comfortable their seats are, but that’s for another blog post). It also made me think of innovation in many different ways. This is one of […]

Blue Ocean Strategy in Pharma

Blue Ocean Strategy fits perfectly as a model for innovation in the pharma world, lest we be left behind.

It’s been a couple of years…

My last post was 2012 on the old Medigital blog (I’ve imported the old posts to here for posterity). I can safely say that quite a bit of stuff has happened in the intervening period. At the time I stopped posting, I felt like there wasn’t really anything I had to say in terms of […]

SXSW Interactive 2012: Health-related start-up roundup.

In 2012 at SXSW, health and healthcare put on a good showing in terms of the panels, talks and companies present and promoting themselves. This document provides a short roundup of start-ups that I saw presenting during the “start-up accelerator” portion of the conference. Here are some thoughts on some of these companies. Medify Medify […]

Rx Apps

Could you be popping into your local GP sometime soon and receiving a prescription for an app on your smartphone? Yesterday, the UK Health Secretary Andrew Lansley opined: “So many people use apps every day to keep up with their friends, with the news, find out when the next bus will turn up or which […]