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Think Big, Start Small, Move Fast

A Blueprint for Transformation from the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation

Nicholas LaRusso, Barbara Spurrier and Gianrico Farrugia
McGraw-Hill, 2014

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Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Innovative
  • Applicable

Recommendation

Can a storied organization as large as the Mayo Clinic be creative and embrace change? The answer matters: Your organization might not be responsible for treating the sick, but the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation (CFI) can help it address the challenges of a changing world. Three of CFI’s founders and leaders walk you through how Mayo – with more than 2,000 doctors and 50,000 employees – keeps pace with innovation and change. CFI’s principles and models prove applicable to any organization, but readers with a health care background will perhaps benefit even more than others from the authors’ guidance. Still, getAbstract recommends this guide to learning and development officers, corporate strategists, and creative thinkers who want to make their organizations more functional, efficient and open to change.

Take-Aways

  • The goal of the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation (CFI) is to “transform health and health care” by changing how patients undergo medical treatment.
  • To do so, Mayo pursues goals and initiatives it calls “Transformative Innovations.”
  • CFI offers vital information, inspires Mayo’s innovation team, solidifies the clinic’s integrity and markets its brand.

About the Authors

Nicolas LaRusso, MD, established and directs the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation (CFI), where he oversees Barbara Spurrier, MHA, CFI’s administrative director. Gianrico Farrugia, MD, was CFI’s original associate medical director.

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