Category Archives: Collaborative Advantage

A Portfolio Approach for Innovation in Public Health: Introducing the Innovation for Equity Matrix

Public health organizations should incorporate a strategic innovation process to maximize their likelihood for success. A portfolio approach to innovation is one way to support a strategic innovation process by analyzing the mix of an organization’s current and planned work. A portfolio approach can be an important part to your organization’s idea generation phase. This July, the Journal of Public

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Pursuing Collaborative Advantage to Solve Wicked Problems in Public Health

Collaboration is essential to address wicked problems in public health. Presented here are some useful tips to help plan successful partnerships. As public health professionals, we tackle some of the most difficult and complex challenges facing society. Even the tamest of public health issues cross organizational and disciplinary boundaries. But wicked problems like health inequity, growing chronic disease epidemics, ongoing

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