Futurescan
Author: Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development
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Published: 2019
Total Pages: 48
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development
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Published: 2019
Total Pages: 48
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Society for Health Care Strategy
Publisher: Hap Book
Published: 2015-12
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780872589698
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This highly respected annual guide to healthcare trends will help organizations plan for the future. In Futurescan 2016 2021, a panel of industry thought leaders addresses eight key issues regarding healthcare change and transformation. The expert insight in these pages is supported by data from a survey of 507 healthcare leaders across the country. An essential tool for strategic planning, Futurescan 2016 2021 examines these notable topics:\\Engaging increasingly value-conscious consumers\Exploring capital models required to finance healthcare\Identifying change leadership competencies for the future\Accelerating innovations that improve value\Implementing healthcare transformation at a massive scale\Adopting health promotion and wellness programs that work\Assuming risk for defined populations\Integrating behavioral health and medical care.
Author: KT Waxman, DNP, MBA, RN, CNL, CENP, CHSE, FSSH, FAAN, FAONL
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Published: 2017-12-28
Total Pages: 431
ISBN-13: 0826122094
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First Edition Awarded Second Place in 2013 AJN Book of the Year Awards! The second edition of this award-winning text, designed specifically for the DNP course in health care economics and finance, remains the only book to embed economic and financial concepts in the context of nursing practice and nursing health care systems. Well organized and clearly written, the second edition is updated to encompass key changes to reimbursement and health care regulations and provides revised statistics throughout. It offers new information on ambulatory care, cost and ratio analysis, additional examples of financial statements, and an updated sample business plan. Enhanced teaching strategies include real life case studies, challenging critical thinking questions, learning games, key words in each chapter, and an extensive glossary. New PowerPoint slides add to the text’s value as a robust teaching tool. Written by experienced DNP executives for DNPs, the book emphasizes critical skills nurse leaders need to participate in strategic health care planning. It delivers a practical approach to business, finance, economics, and health policy that is designed to foster sound business and leadership. The text clearly explicates the relationship between cost of care, quality of care, and ethics, and examines the economic and financial implications of evidence-based practice and quality. Also included is a special section on finance for independent practitioners. Additionally, the book delivers required competencies of the AACN Essentials and the AONE. New to the Second Edition: Updated statistics throughout New information on ambulatory care A cost and ratio analysis Additional examples of financial statements Updated business plan Enhanced faculty support PowerPoint slides
Author: Elinor Särner
Publisher: Linköping University Electronic Press
Published: 2024-04-17
Total Pages: 69
ISBN-13: 9180756220
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly introduced into many systems that modern society rely on and is often portrayed as a savior that can contribute to finding solutions to societal challenges e.g., social, and ecological sustainability. Many of these systems can be classified as complex systems, with interdependencies, emergent behaviors and a diversity of actors involved. As AI is increasingly introduced into these systems, we witness a transformation from complex systems into complex intelligent systems. At the same time caution is invoked toward the risks of AI regarding e.g., biases and loss of control as more tasks are transferred to AI. Hence, the introduction of AI into complex systems is associated with uncertainties around management of AI initiatives and their influence on future systems. Challenges like this can affect many different functions and professions and thus need to be understood collectively. The aim of this thesis is to examine how the actors’ prospective collective sensemaking processes in developing complex systems are affected by AI introduction. Previous research within complex systems literature shows important aspects regarding sensemaking of the system and situations within operations of complex systems. However, sensemaking in the development process of complex systems has been less studied. By examining the introduction of AI in complex systems development this thesis explores collective prospective sensemaking processes in the development of complex intelligent systems. To study an emerging phenomenon like AI introduction in complex systems, an explorative case study was found suitable. The case chosen for the study was a cross-organizational development project of an AI-tool based on Machine Learning for planning of energy systems to be used in the urban planning process of new city districts. This setting revealed plenty prospective and collective sensemaking occasions around AI introduction and exhibited continuous engagement in prospective collective sensemaking relating to the development of the AI tool and the imagined use of the AI tool in the system, which have been reported in the two appended papers. The first paper showed misalignment between actors’ sensemaking processes that alternated between seeking and disengaging behaviors. It also identified the use of boundary objects to retain disengaged actors and raised considerations around the level of detail of the boundary objects in relation to the sensemaking behaviors. The second paper identified dependencies between near- and distant-sensemaking loops that highlight challenges to connect retrospective insights with prospective imaginations by action in the present. In the creation of complex intelligent systems, human involvement seems inevitable, and the second paper exposes how AI can augment human cognition and organizational capabilities for creative imagination around possible and desirable distant-future scenarios. This thesis extends previous research on prospective and collective sensemaking in the development process of complex intelligent systems by presenting a framework of near and distant future sensemaking and internal and external complexity. This provided new insights of how knowledge flows over system levels and how to use boundary objects throughout such projects. Insight that can be useful for management of purposeful AI introduction in complex systems and society. Moreover, it contributes with an empirical case of AI introduction in complex systems to the innovation management literature. Artificiell intelligens (AI) integreras alltmer i de system som vårt moderna samhälle vilar på och framställs ofta som en viktig faktor för att lösa de utmaningar som samhället står inför, till exempel social och ekologisk hållbarhet. Många av dessa system kan definieras som komplexa system, med ömsesidiga beroenden, oförutsedda beteenden och en mångfald av inblandade aktörer. När AI introduceras i sådana system kan vi skönja en transformation från komplexa system till komplexa intelligenta system. Samtidigt påtalas ofta riskerna med AI avseende till exempel partiskhet och minskad kontroll när uppgifter tas över av AI. Införandet av AI i samhällskritiska system förknippas därmed med osäkerheter kring hanteringen av AI-initiativ och dess påverkan på framtiden. Detta leder till utmaningar som berör många olika funktioner och professioner och därmed behöver förstås kollektivt. Syftet med avhandlingen är att undersöka aktörernas framtidsorienterade, gemensamma, meningsskapande processer under utveckling av komplexa system och hur de påverkas av introduktionen av AI. Tidigare forskning inom komplexa system har visat på viktiga aspekter gällande människors förståelse av systemet och situationer framförallt inom driften av komplexa system. Meningsskapande i utvecklingsprocessen av komplexa system har dock hittills inte uppmärksammats i samma utsträckning. Genom att undersöka introduktionen av AI i utvecklingen av komplexa system utforskar denna avhandling kollektiva, framåtblickande, meningsskapande processer inom utvecklingen av komplexa intelligenta system. För studier av ett framväxande fenomen som AI-introduktion i komplexa system ansågs en explorativ fallstudie lämplig. Det valda fallet var ett utvecklingsprojekt av ett AI-verktyg baserat på maskininlärning med syfte att användas i planeringen av energisystem inom stadsplaneringsprocessen av nya stadsdelar och hade flera medverkande organisationer. Fallet visade på flera framtidsorienterade och gemensamma meningsskapande situationer kring AI-introduktion. Därmed synliggjordes de medverkandes kontinuerliga deltagande i framåtblickande gemensamt meningsskapande relaterat till utvecklingen av AI-verktyget och dess tänkta användningen i systemet, vilket rapporterats i de två bilagda artiklarna. Den första artikeln visade att de meningsskapande processerna var ur fas mellan aktörerna, vilka växlade mellan sökande och oengagerade beteenden, och att användningen av gränsöverskridande objekt med rätt detaljnivå kan involvera oengagerade aktörer. Den andra artikeln identifierade beroenden mellan olika meningsskapande cykler, närliggande respektive avlägsen framtid, vilket belyser utmaningar med att koppla tillbakablickande insikter till framåtblickande föreställningar om systemet genom handling i nuet. Vid skapande av komplexa intelligenta system framstår mänsklig inblandning som oundviklig, och den andra artikeln belyser även hur AI kan förstärka mänsklig kognition och organisatoriska förmågor för att främja kreativ föreställningsförmåga kring möjliga och önskvärda scenarier av en avlägsen framtid. Avhandlingen bidrar genom att bredda tidigare forskning om framtidsorienterat och kollektivt meningsskapande i utvecklingsprocessen av komplexa intelligenta system genom att presentera ett ramverk av närliggande och avlägset framåtblickande och intern och extern komplexitet. Det visar på nya insikter om hur kunskap flödar över systemnivåer och gränsöverskridande objekt kan användas under sådana utvecklingsprojekt. Sådana insikter kan vara praktiskt användbara för en välgrundad AI-introduktion i komplexa system och i samhället i stort. Dessutom bidrar den med en empirisk fallstudie av resan mot AI-introduktion i komplexa system till litteraturen inom innovationsledning.
Author: Sunil K. Deshmukh
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2022-06-25
Total Pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9811910006
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The book covers an overview of fungal polymers, fungal mycelial biomass, and their applications besides providing a detailed account of various opportunities. This book also includes information on developments in mycotechnology related to fashion, furnishing, construction, packaging, mycelial-based bricks, construction binder, cementing materials, and so on. Other aspects include the value of chitin, chitosan, hydrophobins, lignocellulosic composites, oil recovery, biosurfactants and bioemulsifiers, nanofibers from pullulan, exopolymeric substances, bioresins, and biocomposites. Additional topics covered in the book include self-healing fungal concrete (which could help to build repairs) and recipe to inhibit fruit body formation, for living fungal biomaterial manufacture. There is no comprehensive book other than – some reviews, which addressed very brief historical developments and preliminary aspects of fungal biopolymers. Written by experts in their field from countries like Australia, India, USA, Germany, Turkey, Philippines, Oman, Belgium, Italy, Egypt, Brazil, and the United Kingdom, the chapters discuss at length applications of filamentous fungi in sustainable industrial pursuits and industrial developments with environmental safety. This book will be useful for students, teachers, researchers, and scientists in botany, microbiology, life sciences, biotechnology, agriculture and, industries that extensively use fungi for the production of value-added products.
Author: Walter Leal Filho
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2023-08-14
Total Pages: 1984
ISBN-13: 3031045602
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Humanity will have to cope with many problems in the coming decades: for instance, the world population is likely grow to to 8,8 billion people by 2035. Also, changing climate conditions are negatively affecting the livelihoods of millions of people. In particular, environmental disasters are causing substantial damages to properties. From a social perspective, the inequalities between rich and poor nations are becoming even deeper, and in many countries, conflicts between national and international interest groups are intensifying.The above state of affairs suggest that a broader understanding of the trends which may lead to a more sustainable world is needed, especially those which may pave the way for future developments. In other words, we need to pave the way for sustainable futures.Consistent with this reality, the proposed Encyclopedia of Sustainability Futures aims to identify, document and disseminate ideas, experiences and visions from scientists, member of nongovernmental organisations, decision-makers industry representatives and citizens, on themes and issues which will be important in pursuing sustainable future scenarios. In particular, the publication will focus on scientific aspects, as well as on social and economic ones, also considering matters related to financing and infra-structures, which are important in pursuing a sustainable future.The Encyclopedia of Sustainability Futures will involve the contributing authors in line with theprinciple of co-generation, from across a wide range of disciplines, e.g. education and social sciences, natural sciences, engineering, the arts, languages etc, with papers adopting a long-term sustainability perspective, with a time horizon until 2050. The focus will be on themes which are felt as important in the future, and the chapters are expected to interest and motivate a world audience.This book is part of the "100 papers to accelerate the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals initiative"!
Author: Mark Workman
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Published: 2024-02-01
Total Pages: 154
ISBN-13: 2832544096
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Special edition compiled in partnership with Frontiers sponsored by the Clean Air Task Force. The realisation of Net Zero by 2050 will require the ability for strategy developers, operational planners and decision makers to better manage uncertainty, complexity and emergence. The application of the orthodox set of decision support tools and processes that have been used to explore deep decarbonisation options to 2050 have blinded decision makers to uncertainty, complexity and emergence. Tools have often been used which are inappropriate to the types of decisions being made – a competency which has been glaringly revealed during the C-19 Pandemic. This Frontiers Research Topic will highlight the need for an interdisciplinary, mixed methods approach bringing together insights from modelling, decision science, psychology, anthropology, and sociology to form a compendium of current best practice for decision making for the net zero transformation and new research frontiers. Develop greater awareness amongst policymakers, practitioners and academics as to the importance of: • Understanding the nature of uncertainty when dealing with problems associated with the Net Zero Energy System Transformation; • Increasing importance of deliberative processes to map different value sets beyond least cost; • Acknowledging that decision making under uncertainty requires competency-based training leading to a full appreciation of the tasks at hand. Suggested areas within scope are listed in points 1-12 below. Authors are free to choose specific areas of interest, and to combine these where useful. In general, it will be useful to consider practical application of [ideas], e.g • development of `Use Cases’ and `Decision Making Contexts’ may be useful, e.g. National Govt establishing its Carbon Budget; Institution setting up its investment portfolio. • understanding of how decisions are being made within different jurisdictions, political cultures, and types of organizations (public/private). What is the role of `Decision Context' i.e. organisational decision-making structures, cultures, the role of zeitgeist and dominant narratives, or the relation between academic expertise and policy-makers. 1. Decision making from an end-to-end perspective and the need to take a holistic and interdisciplinary perspective [Editorial Cover Article]. 2. Gap between what policy makers and decision makers around net zero climate policy seek to address and what decision support tools can actually do. Why that gap is increasing (if it is)? 3. Understanding the nature of uncertainty when applying the relevant decision support tool and processes. Not all uncertainty can be addressed within the decision support tool itself. Role of optimism bias; potential role of least worst regret approaches etc 4. What different decision support tools can inform decision makers around net zero climate policy and need for a basket of tools. 5. Why parametric decision support tools and models are pre-eminent - the role of consolidative modelling and exploratory modelling. The inertia of modelling approaches: why it is so hard to break modelling paradigms? 6. What decision science informs us about how decisions are actually made - the importance of process, the role of transparency and deliberation with analysis. 7. Processes that address the biases identified in decision science and impact of identity politics on deliberative decision making. 8. Why decision making under deep uncertainty requires competency-based training, deep subject matter expertise and systemic knowledge. 9. Ministerial and policy making and the decision support requirements: US, EU, UK & China 10. The role of narratives and how uncertainty can be communicated to societal audiences. Storylines and other narrative approaches 11. How to develop participatory approaches allow multiple values, diversity of stakeholders in which climate communication and decision making exists in an iterative exchange with policy. We have started the journey e.g. the role of climate assemblies… what next? 12. Decision making under deep (climate) uncertainty by the financial sector We acknowledge the funding of the manuscripts published in this Research Topic by the Clean Air Task Force. We hereby state publicly that the Clean Air Task Force has had no editorial input in articles included in this Research Topic, thus ensuring that all aspects of this Research Topic are evaluated objectively, unbiased by any specific policy or opinion of the Clean Air Task Force.
Author: Peter Buerhaus
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Published: 2009-10-06
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 0763756849
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Future of the Nursing Workforce in the United States: Data, Trends and Implications provides a timely, comprehensive, and integrated body of data supported by rich discussion of the forces shaping the nursing workforce in the US. Using plain, jargon free language, the book identifies and describes the key changes in the current nursing workforce and provide insights about what is likely to develop in the future. The Future of the Nursing Workforce offers an in-depth discussion of specific policy options to help employers, educators, and policymakers design and implement actions aimed at strengthening the current and future RN workforce. The only book of its kind, this renowned author team presents extensive data, exhibits and tables on the nurse labor market, how the composition of the workforce is evolving, changes occurring in the work environment where nurses practice their profession, and on the publics opinion of the nursing profession.
Author: Gary E. Roberts
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2023-04-11
Total Pages: 1729
ISBN-13: 3031013239
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This reference work offers comprehensive perspectives on servant leadership. Featuring a cadre of leading world-class scholars, practitioners, and contributing authors from diverse fields of inquiry, it aims to collate research on servant leadership with a particular focus on its moral and spiritual dimensions.It is divided into sections that center on topics such as character, philosophical influences, diversity and inclusion, critiques of servant leadership as well as examples of servant leaders Though first introduced in the 1970 by Robert Greenleaf, the field of servant leadership is still lacking consensus on a definition and a theoretical framework. The goal of this reference work is to begin to fill this gap by assembling the scholarship of the top scholars in this field and providing a go-to source for information on the theory and practice of servant leadership. This handbook will serve as an essential resource for researchers, scholars, and students of organizational behavior, human resource management, and business ethics, as well as consultants and business leaders interested in discovering the best leadership models to suit contemporary organizations.
Author: Danah Henriksen
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2023-01-01
Total Pages: 235
ISBN-13: 3031145496
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book explores the complex, yet critical, relationship between technology and creativity, specifically in educational contexts. Creativity is important for success in today’s rapidly changing, radically contingent and hyperconnected world. This is even more relevant in the context of teaching and learning—where the psychological, sociological and cultural aspects of human learning confront the challenges of a rapidly changing, technologically saturated world. Written by some of the foremost thinkers and researchers in the area of creativity and/or technology, the chapters in this volume examine the impact of recent and future technologies on creativity, teaching and learning. Individually and collectively, they help us develop an understanding of this nexus of creativity and technology for education. They offer new perspectives on this rapidly evolving future—exploring issues, paradoxes, tensions, and points of interest for creativity and technology. They position these issues in ways that consider implications for thinking, learning, teaching, and education in general.