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What does it mean to be a design thinker?
Innovation by Design (IBD) gives students from all disciplines the opportunity to solve broad challenges through a human-centred lens.

Strategic foresight as a critical health leadership capability: Reflections on imagining and designing for alternative futures
Professor Sean Park reflects on strategic foresight as a critical health leadership capability in his Innovation By Design course.

Finding Opportunity in Crisis: designing a new world
Design thinking changes the way you think and the way you work, said Karel Vredenburg, of IBM.

“Leadership is often crisis mode” HLA’s McQueen and fellow panelist reflect on the role of coaching for leadership in complex times
Challenging times highlight the complexity of leadership and the continued importance of coaching, says Greg McQueen of HLA.

Cross-Campus Collaborators Assess How to Tackle Abusive Behaviours in the Clinical Workplace
HLA grant researchers explore the critical issue of mistreatment of students in a clinical setting

Dancifying Life: A New Approach to Parkinson’s Rehabilitation
Director of McMaster's Digital Music Lab Matthew Woolhouse on why music and dance is beneficial for people with Parkinson's Disease (PD).

Embrace the journey: Emerging Health Leaders alumni share their experiences with incoming cohort
Emerging Health Leaders alumni share their insights with the incoming spring 2019 cohort

Canadian healthcare needs agile leaders and bold visions for the future
Healthcare leaders need to be of high integrity and have a systems-wide, "big picture" mindset, writes Hackett.

How to Navigate a Complex Future: Health System Experts Weigh in on Health Leadership Academy Research Findings
Highlights from a panel discussion launching the HLA's new white paper on the alternative futures of health.

New Health Leadership Academy white paper explores how to prepare emerging health leaders for the future
The Michael G. DeGroote Health Leadership Academy (HLA) presents a new white paper: Preparing for the Alternative Futures of Health

Design thinking students showcase the future needs of health in an interactive exhibit
Learn more about future needs in four key areas of health: palliative care, autism care, education, and active transportation.

The Health Leadership Academy Welcomes Greg McQueen as Acting Co-Director
McQueen has provided senior leadership at several medical schools and health science centres across North America.