In this module students will learn about many of the innovations in healthcare and the opportunities as well as challenges that these new technologies and ways of working afford the health sector. Students will become familiar with the change management literature so that they can learn and critique different approaches to embedding change within healthcare. The module is designed to provoke students to think differently about innovation in terms of understanding opportunities as well as challenges. Students will come to understand innovation pathways and how to adapt new innovations into the daily practices of healthcare. This course is designed to expose students to thought leaders and innovators in healthcare who are defining the health sector of tomorrow. Students will learn about how robots, virtual reality, telemedicine and AI solutions are key to the future of healthcare. To ensure that the implementation of innovation reaps benefits such as increased productivity and better outcomes for patients, students will need to understand change management. Additionally they will learn how to think holistically about innovation as a manager in terms of how new innovations impacts policies, regulations, carers and patients as well as health professionals. Patients as collaborators in the innovation process will also be explored. Consequently, students will come to appreciate that innovation requires change management at multiple levels within an organization if it is to add sustainable benefits. Students will also be expected to undertake pre-readings to lectures so that they can actively engage in class discussions. Classes will be very active with students undertaking tasks to instill this design thinking approach into their learning as well as discussions from the literature. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the change management literature that they can refer to when discussing case studies as well as include in practical applications. Much of the learning will be directed through a case study approach with examples from the change and innovation literature. This module will deploy a balance of teacher- and student-centered learning approaches. The module aims to give you: -Understanding of design thinking for innovation -Leadership skills for driving forward innovation and change across a variety of stakeholders -Insights from real world experts on how innovation is diffused into organizations and healthcare services to transform healthcare outcomes for patients -Application techniques for putting change management theories into practice