This virtual program provides healthcare professionals across public, private, and nonprofit organisations with tools to champion innovation within their institutions. Whether your focus is health service delivery, health policy, animal health, or wellness, this training can help you advance novel initiatives, overcome organisational obstacles, and build cross-sector partnerships. Delivered through Ashoka and Boehringer Ingelheim’s Making More Health initiative, the program is entirely online and connects participants to an international network.
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What Participants Will Receive
- A complimentary six-week facilitated virtual training (interactive learning environment).
- Enhanced capabilities in intrapreneurship, collaborative creation, and innovation design within organisational or laboratory contexts.
- Improved ability to articulate health challenges more effectively (addressing patient requirements, market analysis, organisational limitations).
- Tools for developing strategies to work through bureaucratic systems and establish cross-sector alliances.
- Connection to a worldwide community of healthcare innovators, Ashoka Fellows, and global change agents.
Eligibility Criteria
- Professionals engaged in health, wellness, animal health, or associated fields within public, private, or nonprofit settings.
- Candidates seeking to drive innovation from within their organisation (startup experience not required).
- Capacity to dedicate a minimum of 2 hours weekly throughout the six-week duration.
- Available to participants worldwide (no geographic restrictions).
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Recommendations for a Competitive Application
- Articulate your current position and organisation clearly: Intrapreneurship succeeds when evaluators are confident you can implement change in your existing environment.
- Identify a specific innovation concept (or challenge) you intend to pursue: Outline authentic organisational obstacles or deficiencies (such as policy issues, partnership needs, incentive structures, funding gaps) your concept will tackle.
- Highlight previous engagement or achievements: Even modest initiatives, quality improvement efforts, or pilot programs strengthen your candidacy.
- Demonstrate a collaborative approach: Your plans for working with others (inside your organisation, community, or across sectors) are important.
- Present a practical timeline commitment: Showing how you’ll allocate the necessary time is beneficial.
- Include specific examples: Reference measurable impacts like patient outcomes, cost reductions, process enhancements, efficiency gains, or behavioural modifications.
Timeline & Key Dates
- Course period: October 20, 2025, to November 28, 2025.
- The deadline for applications is October 13, 2025.
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