The U.S. health care system is the world’s top in health care spending per capita, but in terms of performance, we’re dead last among developed countries. As a young physician embarking on a career in this landscape, it’s glaringly obvious that we need disruptive innovation to create better health at a lower cost. Physicians are uniquely positioned to make critical contributions to medical innovation, but even among my young colleagues, a minority of physicians perceive themselves as innovators.
Contrary to popular thinking, the creativity possessed by innovators isn’t a genetic gift. In twin studies, only 30 percent of creativity could be attributed to genetics. When it comes to innovation, nurture eats nature for breakfast. To build innovation skills, doctors can recognize three surprising advantages they have in the innovation game, and three skills to develop in order to make disruptive change.
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