Business Model Innovation: Global Health in Frontier Markets

Lecture Notes

SES #	TOPICS	LECTURE NOTES
Part One: Growth and Scale
1	Introduction to global health Challenges in reaching scale and why we focus on business models	Class 1: Scale and business models (PDF - 3.5MB)
2	Cooperative approaches as growth strategies Case discussion: Hello Healthcare In-class call with CEO York Zucchi	Class 2: Cooperative approaches (PDF)
3	Innovations in operational efficiency and potential for scaling up Case discussion: Riders for Health	Class 3: Operational efficiency and scaling up (PDF - 1.7MB)
4	Business thinking, innovation and scale Case discussion: Avahan India AIDS Initiative	Class 4: Business thinking (PDF - 1.3MB)
Part Two: Philanthropy and Partnerships
5	Workshop on strategy: Work in your teams to apply a strategy framework to the organization you are studying for your mini-case	Class 5: Strategy (PDF) Blank care delivery value chain (PPT), (PDF)
6	Public-private collaboration Case discussion: SMS for Life	Class 6: Public-private collaboration (PDF)
Part Three: Promising Business Models
7	Innovative strategy meets innovative operations: A systems thinking assessment Case discussion: Aravind Eye Clinic and the application of strategy to the enterprise	Class 7: Systems thinking (PDF - 1.5MB)
8	Franchise models Case discussion: Living Goods and the promise of business-format franchise models	Class 8: Franchise models (PDF - 1.4MB)
9	Organizational sustainability and scale Case discussion: Narayana Hrudayalaya	Class 9: Sustainability and scale (PDF)
Part Four: New Ideas and Challenging Tradeoffs in Scale, Sustainability, and Impact
10	First set of student team presentations Special guest: Rebecca Weintraub Discussion on links to learning and innovation theme	No lecture notes.
11	Second set of student team presentations Special guests: Tricia Morente and Ratan Tata Discussion on transfer and reverse innovation	No lecture notes.
12	Third set of student team presentations Special guests: Srishti Gupta and Heather Megosh Wrap-up discussion reflecting on class themes	No lecture notes.