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Transforming Clinical Obstacles into Innovations: A Creative Strategy for Progressing Healthcare

  • By

  • Emily Spicker

  • Sonja Stabenow

  • Sidra Rashid

  • Lukas Bernhard

  • Charlotte Haid

  • Maximilian Berlet

  • Johannes Fottner

  • Dirk Wilhelm

  • September 24, 2026

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    Demographic shifts and chronic conditions are increasing demands on healthcare systems, exacerbating workforce burnout and exhaustion.

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    Employee-initiated innovation in healthcare is often underrepresented and lacks necessary organizational and technical resources.

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    The proposed methodology includes three stages: observing, uncovering, and pruning, to analyze and improve healthcare workflows.

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    The observing phase involves documenting daily workflows by a diverse group of observers to identify inefficiencies.

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    The uncovering phase focuses on identifying unmet needs in healthcare staff workflows without introducing solution bias.

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From clinical challenges to innovation: an idea finding approach for advancing healthcare

  • by Emily Spicker, Sonja Stabenow, Sidra Rashid, Lukas Bernhard, Charlotte Haid, Maximilian Berlet, Johannes Fottner, Dirk Wilhelm

  • September 24, 2026

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