On May 20th, participants from the first Dishaa Venture will
present their models of innovation to leading Indian heart surgeon
Dr. Devi Shetty at his office in Narayana Hrudayalaya,
Bangalore. This is a follow-up on an intense and experiential
event held in January 2011 in Pune when 20 leaders from the UK and
20 leaders from India came together to explore the process of
innovation and how to implement systemic change to reduce the cost
of heart surgery to $1,000 (USD).
The models include increasing use of mobile technologies to
heighten accessibility of healthcare, running operating theatres 24
hours a day, developing mobile operating theatres and ring-fencing
a tax on unhealthy consumables for tackling heart disease.
Using heart surgery as the challenge as set by
Dr Shetty (a member of the Dishaa Advisory
Group), the group looked at how to innovate, the modelling
process and prototyping; and now, 4 months later, the models are
being presented back to Dr Shetty by the participants for his
feedback.
The group will continue to refine and develop their models
before releasing a report in September 2011 and presenting this at
the next UK-India summit later this year.
"Dishaa enables future leaders to see how much can be gained
through links between the UK and India as they set the direction
for their lives and careers" says
Sudhakar Rao, Former Chief Secretary of the Government of
Karnataka and chair of the Dishaa Advisory group.
The next Dishaa course will take place in November 2011 in
London with 20 new leaders from the UK and 20 from India. The
challenge that will be explored on this course is: Unique
carbon cutting measures are happening locally in India and the UK.
How can we accelerate and multiply these actions?
To apply for the next course, visit http://www.commonpurpose.org/dishaa
or email dishaa@commonpurpose.org.
Potential features and interviews:
We would welcome your interest to interview the following
spokespeople:
- Julia Middleton, Chief Executive Officer, Common Purpose
- Adirupa Sengupta, International Director, Common Purpose
- Dr. Devi Shetty, Cardiac Surgeon, Narayana Hrudayalaya Heart
Hospital
- Dishaa participants
We are able to offer the following support material for
features:
- Films and audio productions developed by participants in
Dishaa
- High resolution photography
- Quotes from members of the advisory group and participants from
the course
