Day 1: The New Strategic Reality in Global Healthcare
Macro forces reshaping health systems: demographics, economics, climate, and public trust
The end of “business as usual”: why traditional strategic planning is failing
Leadership in complexity: VUCA+ (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity + Ethics)
Diagnostic exercise: Assessing your organization’s strategic readiness
Setting personal learning intentions for the program
Rethinking Value – From Volume to Outcomes and Equity
Core principles of value-based healthcare (VBHC): outcomes that matter, cost transparency, and equity
Redesigning care around patient journeys, not departments or billing codes
Global case studies: VBHC implementation in Sweden, Italy, and integrated U.S. systems
Measuring what matters: risk-adjusted outcome metrics and benchmarking
Workshop: Identifying a high-opportunity clinical pathway for value redesign
Day 2: Strategy Beyond the Five-Year Plan
Limitations of static strategic planning in dynamic environments
Adaptive strategy: sensing, responding, and shaping change
Strategic decision frameworks for ambiguity and incomplete data
Aligning vision, mission, and resource allocation under pressure
Exercise: Stress-testing your current strategy against emerging disruptions
Governing for Long-Term Impact
The evolving role of hospital boards in strategic oversight
Linking governance to value, equity, and sustainability goals
Executive accountability vs operational delegation
Ethical dilemmas in rationing, investment prioritization, and public trust
Case dialogue: When short-term survival conflicts with long-term vision
Day 3: Building System Resilience – Foundations for Continuity
Defining resilience: operational, financial, workforce, and reputational dimensions
Lessons from pandemic response, supply chain failures, and staffing crises
Designing antifragile systems that improve under stress
Early-warning indicators and resilience dashboards
Group activity: Mapping your organization’s resilience gaps and enablers
Leading Through Crisis and Uncertainty
Crisis leadership mindsets: calm, clarity, and compassion
Communication strategies during systemic disruption
Maintaining strategic direction while managing emergency response
Psychological safety and team cohesion under pressure
Simulation: Responding to a dual shock (e.g., funding cut + workforce exodus)
Day 4: Cross-Sector Collaboration for Population Health
Why hospitals can’t solve health alone: the social determinants imperative
Models of integration: health + housing, education, social services
Governing multi-organization partnerships: incentives, data sharing, accountability
Navigating power, culture, and measurement differences across sectors
Design lab: Creating a community health alliance proposal
Innovation in Care Delivery – Without Technology Hype
Innovation as model redesign, not just digital adoption
Human-centered care: restoring relational continuity and trust
Scaling frontline ideas through executive sponsorship
Overcoming cultural inertia and misaligned incentives
Peer exchange: Sharing one innovation barrier and one success from your context
Day 5: Strategic Foresight and Future Scenarios
Introduction to horizon scanning and weak signal detection
Building plausible 2030 scenarios: fiscal collapse, AI regulation, climate migration
Using backcasting to define strategic moves today
Wind-tunneling your strategy against multiple futures
Workshop: Developing your organization’s “no-regret” strategic moves
Synthesis – Your Leadership Commitment to the Future
Integrating insights into a coherent strategic narrative
Finalizing your 12–18-month Strategic Leadership Action Plan
Peer review and feedback session
Building accountability: mentors, sponsors, and peer networks
Closing reflection: What kind of leader does the future of healthcare need you to be?