Boards Have To Acknowledge There Will Be Failure | David Downs

Grit in the Boardroom

Episode Description

David Downs, CEO of Education New Zealand, on why boards overseeing innovation should think about risk as a portfolio, not a threat.

Brief Summary

Medical innovation requires accepting failure and ethical responsibility to ensure patient access to treatments.

Key points

  • The Risk of Innovation. Organizations must embrace risk and accept failures to innovate effectively. 'You're just going to not do enough work.'
  • Ethical Dilemmas in Medical Innovation. Facing ethical dilemmas, organizations must prioritize patient benefits over investment concerns. 'It's less of a difficult decision.'

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