Description
Book SynopsisThis book gives the reader an inside look at creating a new healthcare service using practical examples and scenarios one would face if doing it themselves. This book chronicles the journey of a fictitious healthcare delivery organization using the Simpler Design System principles based on Lean methodologies. While the characters and actual story is fictitious, it is based on the journey many healthcare systems and clients have taken, the issues they have faced, and the successes and failures they've had.
Tools and approaches used are based on the actual work of Simpler. The story format engages readers and is intended to motivate and inspire executive teams to use the tenets of the book as a guide to launch their own successful implementation of an idea-to-launch methodology. Tools include those gleaned from actual application of Lean Product Development, Agile, Design for Six Sigma, and Design Thinking Principles.
Through engaging storytelling and pract
Table of Contents
Introduction. My Executive Strategic Initiative. Scanning the Environment. Talking to Patients and Stakeholders. Summarizing Project Features. Designing Each Element. Testing Our Solutions. Codifying the Final Process. Launching to the Public. Reflecting on the Project.
