On the first day of AdWeek, I had the opportunity to attend the Fast Company CEO Conversation. The panel included editor of Fast Company Magazine, Robert Safian, CEO of The Weather Channel, David Kenny, CEO […]
The Agency of Now
Brands trapped like a ‘deer in the headlights’ over consumer health and well-being agenda
At this week’s Cannes Lions Health, we will be kicking off a two-day festival dedicated to healthcare. There has been a great market response to this. If we are wondering what is driving this increase […]
Artificial Intelligence for Better Diagnosis
There was lively debate with IBM at this year’s ThinkDigital about the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare communication. While healthcare has been slow to adopt information technology, patients have not. Search on healthcare is […]
TEDMED: Great Lessons in “Less Is More”
The very encyclopedic definition of health starts off like this: Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living organism. In humans, it is the general condition of a person‘s mind and […]
The Last Five Minutes Have Arrived
If I had to sum up the 2014 TEDMED conference with just one sentence, it would be this: the most important ingredient for the future of health and wellness is the human spirit. Throughout the conference, […]
ThinkDigital14: Customers Are In Control
Patients are in the driver’s seat when it comes to their health. They are empowered and vocal. Information is power. There has been a revolution in healthcare because information has become universally accessible and liberated, […]
Quoting Star Trek
As a long-time fan of the Gene Roddenberry series, I was thrilled for an unexpected opportunity to cite examples from the “Next Generation” franchise when discussing the future of health and wellness during this year’s […]
The Patient’s Voice: It’s Not About You, It’s About Me
Patients are demanding to be listened to by their doctors. They’re going online and learning about their condition before seeking help. If they’re not listened to, many will walk out the door. Most of good doctors […]
TEDMED: Finding Unexpected Connections
Having not attended TEDMED previously, in some ways I expected it to be interesting but draining, like so many other health conferences. I found the opposite to be true, and I’ve walked away more energized […]
Rock Health Innovation Summit – A Disruptive Force in Healthcare
We just got back from an inspiring 2 days at the Rock Health Innovation Summit in San Francisco. It felt like a true intersection of digital health disruption and “old guard” transformation. Keynote interview Ian […]