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The end-user perspective should be central to product and investment decisions. We are all end-users for some set of product and services. It can be valuable to consider your own end-user perspective to understand how to empathize with the end-users of products you may be developing or funding to improve your decision-making and outcomes for all stakeholders involved. Read my article for this week on what I've learned about product development and investing from my own end-user perspective. #vc #productmanagement #endusers March is Endometriosis Awareness Month. Each of my articles this month will have some sort of connection to #endometriosis or #womenshealthcare more broadly.

We are thrilled to announce that Consultancy+ has partnered with Thrive - Social Impact Software to enhance our consultancy services. 🌟🤝 Thrive is a leading platform designed to capture, measure, and report on social value. 📊 It empowers organisations to quantify their social, economic, and environmental impact through comprehensive data collection and flexible reporting frameworks. 🌍📈 By integrating Thrive into our services, we aim to provide our clients with deeper insights and more robust reporting capabilities, helping you demonstrate the true value of your initiatives. 💡📑 If you want to learn how Consultancy+ and Thrive can help your organisation achieve its goals, get in touch! 📞✨ #ConsultancyPlus #ThrivePlatform #SocialValue #ImpactReporting #Innovation

I get asked a lot about ROI for startups working on issues related to Social Determinants of Health. This is an excellent tool to understand how your stakeholders view ROI and how they are calculating it. https://lnkd.in/eaU3A7Tf

Are We Missing the Point? 🚨 The screenshot below worries me! Last week, I came across a report from the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) that made my heart sink. It highlighted a crucial issue in the design and delivery of digital health products and services that I am not sure is getting much better. How do I know this? Because I posted the screenshot below (full report in comments below) in one of my digital health communities and someone else commented on the fact that it’s almost become easier to build for procurers rather than end users.  In my opinion, the only way to innovate and invest in the health and wellbeing ecosysystem is to take a systems based approach. It really is not as simple as purely designing for end users or consumers of health and wellbeing services. I’d go as far as saying that taking a systems based approach creates value for everyone in the ecosystem. It’s tough but it has to be done. Otherwise you end up with reports such as this one. Almost 12 years ago today -eek! I took a Master’s degree in Service Design, Business Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, we were taught to frame problems with 'how might we' questions to ensure solutions are fit for purpose and value is provided for all stakeholders. This approach is more relevant than ever. So, I’ll throw a few questions out there to spark some thought and discussion: 🛠️. How might we reduce barriers within the health and wellbeing ecosystem so founders and entrepreneurs can take a systems-based approach? 🌍. How might we design and create value for all stakeholders, including procurers? 🏥. How can we create products and services in a behemoth (the NHS has 1.34 million employees) where there is understandably tension between productivity and patient outcomes? Are there any other critical questions we should be asking? Let me know in the comments below. Let's discuss and find ways to drive innovation in consumer-led healthcare beyond raising finance. #ServiceDesign #Entrepreneurship #DigitalHealth #Healthinvest

Some things never change, well except my branding! This picture was taken 4 years ago, before I even knew what health tech was. But one thing I did know, was that employee health data is a valuable tool in getting to the root cause of work-related ill health. Without it, we can never fully understand what impact the working environment and culture is having on our employees. Without it, we can never truly understand where the root cause lies and what needs to be done to fix it. It's been a long 4 years, C0v1d, the passing of my father, my own health issues, and the pivot to building b2b tech enabled solutions. But my mission and vision is as strong as ever. My determination has never wavered. My ability to execute is based on a life career dedicated to helping others when it's really needed and where it matters. This is a post to remind myself that despite the adversities and the negatives of building a business, beyond that is the people that need this to enable them to make a measurable difference in their health and business. If you take motivation from that, great. Have an awesome week 🔥 #impactinvesting #impactstartup #healthtech #founderstory

Measuring the health of an ecosystem is no easy feat and takes a multi-faceted approach. What works in one region falls flat in another. In this week's newsletter we broke down 7 facets to measure to see if you are making progress toward a robust and healthy ecosystem. What would you add? https://lnkd.in/eJjyk-cY #buildthefuture

Stop wasting time on fancy innovation strategies and slick marketing campaigns if you’re ignoring the most powerful catalyst at your disposal: community. Yes, the buzz around innovation is deafening. Everyone wants that game-changing breakthrough or a viral growth hack. But how many recognise that community is not just a playing field but a powerhouse for authentic innovation and sustainable growth? Here’s what companies often miss: 1. **Untapped Collective Intelligence** - Within any community lies a wealth of diverse perspectives. By engaging your community effectively, you leverage knowledge and ideas that no single genius can rival. 2. **Real-Time Feedback Loops** - Forget delayed market research reports. An engaged community provides immediate feedback, helping refine products and strategies with real user input. 3. **Enhanced Trust and Loyalty** - Customers who feel they belong to a community are more than users—they’re advocates. Foster a strong community, and they’ll champion your brand organically. 4. **Increased Adaptability** - In times of change, communities provide swift insights into shifting trends, helping businesses pivot faster than traditional data analysis ever could. 5. **Scalable Innovation** - Communities foster a culture of open innovation where collaboration accelerates breakthroughs, creating solutions that meet actual needs rather than perceived ones. To harness the true potential of community, companies must move beyond seeing it simply as a marketing tool and embrace it as a strategic imperative for growth. So, next time you draft a growth strategy, ask yourself: Are we merely talking at our community, or are we truly innovating with them? #Innovation #CommunityBuilding #GrowthStrategy #Leadership #BusinessDevelopment #Entrepreneurship #CustomerEngagement #StrategicPlanning #LeadershipDevelopment

🔥 Excited to announce my Masterclass on Burnout in the Workplace at the Healthcare AI and Technology Investor Summit hosted by Endeavor Venture Fund & Venture Studio! Join me to explore practical and actionable insights and strategies to effectively tackle burnout in healthcare and beyond. 🌟 Burnout has reached pandemic levels across industries, with healthcare facing unprecedented challenges. We are past the tipping point , with 50% of all healthcare professionals experiencing burnout and 22% wanting to leave the field.  - Published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Learn how to mitigate this crisis and ensure sustainable workforce management. 📅 Date: July 17th, 4 - 9 pm ET 📍 Location: In-person (Boston) and Virtual  🔗 Sign up now:  https://lu.ma/f1mt0ziq Let's address burnout and empower healthier, more resilient workplaces! #leadership #healthcare #wellness #ai #Innovation #burnout #leadershipdevelopment #endeavorfunds #mg100 #thinkers50 #bestadvice #jennyfernandez

Why Quantifiable Social Impact Matters? In today’s world, it's not enough to say you're making a difference—you need to show it. Quantifiable social impact is the key to proving that your initiatives are creating real, measurable change. At TrueImpact Partner, we specialize in helping organizations track and measure their impact with data-driven insights. Whether you're working on education, healthcare, or sustainability, we ensure your results speak for themselves. #socialimpact #socialimpact #measurement #csr #strategy #SDG

🚨 If You Work in Product, Here’s 1 Big Reason Why You Should Check Out Social Innovation… Different Innovation Models! Because of the pandemic and changes in how Donors manage their money, NGOs and Nonprofits today face big challenges. Particularly with their funding and sustainability. To solve this, some of them turned to social innovation. They made new forms of value and business models that helped them generate funds. Even move the needle for their missions. And a lot of these innovations are ingenious and creative. As someone in product, it’s important that you’re aware of the different existing solutions out there. Not just what’s in the tech space. Not so you can copy them exactly. But as input for when you’re creating your own solutions and vision. And become an even better product person. On the flip side, you can also use this knowledge to help those in the social space. 👉 If you think that’s interesting, then we’d love to have you in the P4G Community. Tomorrow, we’ll be having an event where we’ll explore “How to Create Social Good through Product” You’ll have the chance to see the different social innovation models. Even figure out how YOU can help. ✍ Sign-up here: https://lu.ma/5dtu8yqm And we hope to see you there! #productmanagement #product #socialgood #techforgood