Innovation System

Abstract

Whittington for their leadership of IHI's initial innovation work. We also thank Marian Johnson and Mara Laderman for their leadership of IHI's current innovation system and their substantial contributions to the evolution of the methods and concepts represented in this paper. We appreciate all those staff, faculty, and fellows who contributed to the iterative cycles of learning that helped us progress to this point. We also thank Jane Roessner and Val Weber of IHI for their ongoing drive, support, and patience while we developed and edited this white paper. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is a leading innovator in health and health care improvement worldwide. For more than 25 years, we have partnered with visionaries, leaders, and frontline practitioners around the globe to spark bold, inventive ways to improve the health of individuals and populations. Recognized as an innovator, convener, trustworthy partner, and driver of results, we are the first place to turn for expertise, help, and encouragement for anyone, anywhere who wants to change health and health care profoundly for the better. The ideas and findings in these white papers represent innovative work by IHI and organizations with whom we collaborate. Our white papers are designed to share the problems IHI is working to address, the ideas we are developing and testing to help organizations make breakthrough improvements, and early results where they exist.