DesignThinking & Digital Health in GER, USA, EU, ...

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Meet us at HPI
26.03.2025 - 27.03.2025

HPI Digital Health Cluster Professors Dr. Lothar Wieler and Dr. Ariel Dora Stern are delighted to invite you to the upcoming Digital Health Innovation Forum on March 26 and 27, 2025 at the Hasso Plattner Institute, Potsdam-Griebnitzsee.

The digital transformation of healthcare is reshaping the industry by integrating innovative technologies and data-driven approaches into everyday practice. From electronic health records to telemedicine and AI-powered diagnostics, digitalization enables more efficient, precise, and personalized patient care. Founded in 2017, the Digital Health Cluster (DHC) at the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) aims to research and continuously advance digital technologies in the fields of medicine, healthcare, and global public health.

HPI Digital Health Innovation Forum

Program

08:00 am Registration
09:00 am Welcome & Opening

Prof. Dr. Lothar Wieler, Speaker Digital Health, HPI
Prof. Dr. Ariel Stern, Chair Digital Health, Economics & Policy, HPI

09:15 am Greeting from the Ministry

Prof. Dr. Karl Lauterbach, Federal Minister of Health

09:30 am Keynote – Spending $33 Billion Better: Lessons from the U.S. promotion of Health IT

Prof. Dr. Melinda Buntin, Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health and Carey
Business School, USA

09:45 am Keynote - What it means to care for people in the digital era of medicine

Jennifer Goldsack, CEO Digital Medicine Society, US

10:00 am Keynote - What it means to care for people in the digital era of medicine

Matthias Mieves , Member of the German Bundestag, Committees for Health and Digitalization. SPD, Germany

10:15 am Coffee and Networking Break
11:00 am Digital Health Talk – Tik Tok and Mental Health

Inga Bergen, Founder Visionäre der Gesundheit, GER

11:15 am Town Hall – Clinician-friendly AI and AI-friendly Clinicians

Moderation: Thomas Hagemeijer, Founder HGM Advisory, GER

Lucy Orr-Ewing, Head of Policy, Coalition for Health AI (CHAI), USA
Alexandre Momeni, Partner, General Catalyst, UK
Prof. Dr. Christian Gerloff, Medical Director, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, GER
Dr. Franz Pfister, CEO, deepc, GER

12:15 pm Business Lunch
01:15 pm Keynote & Town Hall
01:30 pm Town Hall – How to Generate Value from Health Data

Moderation: Dr. Alberta Spreafico, Eversana, IT

Claire Biot, VP Life Sciences & Healthcare Industry, Dassault Systèmes, France
Dr. Nick Schneider, German Federal Ministry of Health, GER
Dr. Lipika Samal, Harvard Medical School & Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Gloria Seibert, Founder & CEO at Temedica, GER
Dr. Marcel Nutsua, Data Scientist Architect, SVA, GER

02:30 pm Expert Lectures from International Researchers

“Generative Healthcare”
Prof. Dr. Aldo Faisal, Professor of AI & Neuroscience Imperial College London, UK & Chair in Digital Health, University of Beyreuth, GER
“Real World Evidence for Regulatory Science”
Prof. Dr. Florence Bourgeios, Director, Harvard-MIT Center for Regulatory Science & Boston Children’s Hospital
“How (not) to govern AI”
Prof. Dr. Nicholson Price, Professor of Law, University of Michigan, USA

03:30 pm Coffee Break
04:00 pm Town Hall & HPI Research Showcase
05:15 pm Keynote

Silke Gebel, Member of the Berlin State Assembly (MdA), Bündnis 90 / Die Grüne, GER

05:30 pm Hackathon Winner Pitch & Cocktail Reception and Dinner & Research Science Fair

Hier das Ganze nochmals im Zusammenhang mit dem Desgin Thinking Kontext, der gerade zu Beginn der Woche in dieser Zoom-Konferenz und in dem Interview vom Vortag [1] nochmals besonders herausgearbeitet worden war - GDTA Spotlight Session: "Crafting Tomorrow" - ein Interview mit Frau Prof. Dr. Ariel Dora Stern vom 26. Februar 2025 [2].

On the opportunities for innovation in digital health, the importance of user-centered approaches such as design thinking and the relevance of collaboration with practice partners for their research.

Prof. Dr. Ariel Dora Stern is the Alexander von Humboldt Professor for Digital Health, Economics, and Policy at the Hasso Plattner Institute and a Full Professor at the University of Potsdam. Previously, she spent a decade at Harvard Business School. Her research explores healthcare innovation, regulation, and strategy using econometrics and data science. A widely published expert, her work is cited by major media. She holds a Ph.D. from Harvard and advises digital health initiatives, including Germany’s Health Innovation Hub and multiple startups.

P.S.

Bitkom zum European Health Data Space.

Berlin, 25. März 2025
Am Mittwoch tritt der Europäische Gesundheitsdatenraum (European Health Data Space EHDS) in Kraft.
Dazu erklärt Bitkom-Hauptgeschäftsführer Dr. Bernhard Rohleder:
„Mit dem EHDS bricht eine neue Ära der Gesundheitsversorgung für die Menschen in Europa an. Patientinnen und Patienten erhalten einen einfachen Zugriff auf ihre eigenen Gesundheitsdaten und eine bessere medizinische Versorgung überall im europäischen Ausland. Gleichzeitig sind große Fortschritte in der Forschung zu erwarten. Ob für die Entwicklung neuer Therapien oder für das Training von Künstlicher Intelligenz in der Medizin: Mit pseudonymisierten Gesundheitsdaten aus Europa sind künftig neue Diagnose- und Behandlungsmethoden in Europa möglich.
Wichtig ist jetzt, dass die Umsetzung des EHDS in allen Mitgliedstaaten in gleichem Maße und Tempo vorankommt und es keine nationalen Sonderwege gibt. Insbesondere der in den einzelnen Ländern sehr unterschiedliche Digitalisierungsgrad könnte eine reibungslose Umsetzung behindern. Die neue Bundesregierung sollte daher die digitale Transformation des Gesundheitswesens ambitioniert vorantreiben. Die Ausgestaltung des EHDS sollte insgesamt unternehmensfreundlich sein, den Datenschutz der Patientinnen und Patienten wahren und gleichzeitig zusätzliche Bürokratie sowie unnötigen Ressourcenaufwand vermeiden.“

Anmerkungen

[1] 

Interview
HPI d-school in a nutshell

The HPI d-school at the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam is a leading innovation hub, offering education and training in human-centered problem-solving. Inspired by Stanford’s d.school, it fosters creativity, teamwork, and agility to tackle complex challenges. Through interdisciplinary collaboration, it empowers students, professionals, and researchers to shape the future at the intersection of humans and technology.

Learn more about the HPI d-schools’ vision in the following interview with the leading Co-heads Prof. Dr. Falk Uebernickel and Monika Frech, Dr. Claudia Nicolai, Academic Director, and Flavia Bleuel, Head of Professional Development:
What is your vision for a shared future at the d-school?

Falk: We want to be the global leader for Design Thinking and design-led education, crafting a space where imagination, creativity, and innovation are at the forefront. We empower individuals to harness cutting-edge technologies like AI to create meaningful, human-centered change. Our pedagogy ensures that tomorrow’s leaders can bridge creativity and technology to solve the world’s most pressing challenges.

Monika: Building on this vision, we recognize that we live in challenging times. The HPI d-school is a place to explore the exciting side of these challenges. Here, students, professionals, and researchers can experience the power of human creativity in a digital world. By combining design-led education with technology and curiosity, we empower change-makers from different domains to shape the future in innovative ways.
What is the starting point for implementing your vision?

Falk: To realize our vision, we need to nurture imagination and visioning as foundational capabilities for our students. This allows them to explore emerging technologies and serve real user needs while staying rooted in human-centered values.

Monika: Indeed, imagination is crucial, but equally essential are empathy, collaboration, and iteration – the core principles of Design Thinking. We need leaders who are not afraid to say, “I don’t know (yet),” who bridge gaps between disciplines, and who are comfortable with conflicting opinions. The HPI d-school is a space to experience and teach that culture, creating an environment where bold ideas can flourish and real impact can emerge.
Three departments under one roof – What are the basics of the offers for students as well as for professionals and researchers?

Monika: We offer a space – both physically and culturally – for wild ideas and bold experimentation. We want every participant to surprise others and themselves. With the HPI ecosystem and an international network of innovators and educators, we support students and professionals in their creative journey. This interdisciplinary approach is what makes our programs unique.

Claudia: Expanding on that, fostering sustainable innovation means creating spaces that encourage risk-taking, imagination, and collaborative learning. It’s about building an innovative learning hub that is part of a global community, striving to co-design a better future for people and the planet.

Flavia: And to make this vision a reality, we must emphasize collaboration and experimentation as key practices. By inspiring and enabling professional teams to tackle societal challenges for the long term, we cultivate an ecosystem where innovation thrives through collaboration – across domains, cultures, and organizations. Only by solving complex problems together can we truly craft tomorrow.
What can project partners and companies expect from the programs offered by the HPI d-school?

Monika: At the d-school, project partners are not mere “clients” for our students but real collaborators. Companies and NGOs who trust our students with their challenges receive insights and ready-to-be-implemented concepts. Our students are curious, critical challengers and sparring partners in the quest for meaningful innovations. Partner organizations in our academic programs should expect to get answers to questions they didn’t even know they had.

Flavia: Building on that, in a world of rapid change, mastering the synergy between people and technology is essential for success. We equip professionals to thrive in this rapidly evolving landscape. Our workshops and programs blend proven methods with cutting-edge technology, focusing on Design Thinking, Agile and Tech-leadership, AI, foresight-driven innovation, digital and agile transformation, as well as digital upskilling. From mastering user-centered innovation to leading transformative change, our programs foster sustainable success.

We also offer customized, results-driven formats to meet the unique needs of organizations. With decades of expertise and a human-centered approach, we help turn challenges into opportunities for sustainable growth.

Ultimately, we are d-place for crafting tomorrow. At the intersection of humans and technology, we provide individuals and teams with the knowledge and know-how to imagine and innovate impactful products, services, and strategies.

Let’s craft the future together!

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Interview
In your research, you look at how digital tools can transform healthcare. What are the biggest opportunities for digitalization?

Ariel: My research primarily focuses on what we can do once health care data and systems are digitized. What are the implications for innovation and entrepreneurship in health care, and how are new technologies adopted and used in practice? Digitalization itself is a means, not an end: it enables us to develop new diagnostic algorithms, support remote patient monitoring programs, and deploy machine learning models to guide medical decision-making – this is where real transformation happens!

Digitalization usually means fertile ground for innovation. In your opinion, what are particularly fertile areas for innovation in the German healthcare system?

Ariel: There are so many! I’m particularly excited about some of the “low-hanging fruit”-opportunities where administrative processes and patient experiences can be vastly improved through better, user-centric digital solutions. Because Germany has been slow in these areas, there are countless ways to have impact through well-designed digital solutions.

For your research within the Digital Health Cluster at the Hasso Plattner Institute, you are interested in partnerships with practitioners. What kind of practice partner are you looking for?

Ariel: Research that shapes policy and business decisions has the greatest impact, and this impact thrives on close ties to practice. We are keen not only to expand our partnerships with health care organizations that provide data and relevant clinical questions but also to collaborate with practice partners who can support our field-based courses and even serve as pilot users and sites for the tools we are developing at HPI. In short, there are many opportunities – so come find me at the Digital Health Innovation Forum, and let’s chat!

In your profile at HPI, you write that science communication particularly inspires you. What exactly inspires you about it?

Ariel: Doing good science helps us understand the world, but communicating the results is what allows society to progress. In many ways, effective science communication and good teaching are closely connected – and I love teaching! I see broader science communication not only as a key driver of societal progress but also as a natural extension of something I am passionate about and love sharing with others.

What are you most looking forward to at the upcoming HPI Digital Health Innovation Forum in March?

Ariel: I always love the energy of international and interdisciplinary conversations, and we’re committed to making sure this event is full of both! On a personal note, I’m absolutely blown away by our speakers and especially excited to bring together German and international experts. And get ready to learn – I can’t wait!

Thank you very much for the interview, Ariel!

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