News Neha Misra Brings Light—and Power—into the Lives of Women around the World November 16, 2017 | Jessica Marino Neha Misra embodies the notion that unexpected combinations can create unexpected good—a theme that inspires our annual SwitchPoint conference. Meet Neha below and get your tickets to hear her speak at SwitchPoint 2018. Where Do Big Ideas for Greater Good Come From? Humanitarians Tell All July 31, 2017 | Nola Paterni What I love most about these podcasts is that we get to hear about a side of the SwitchPoint speakers that we didn’t see during their presentations. SwitchPoint Podcast Part 3: Delivery July 17, 2017 | Brian Southwell Translating ideas from your head to the world can take many forms. In the last episode of our 3-part series on ideas, we learn how innovators present their ideas to the world. We hear stories about a parent tricking their child to perform, overcoming fears and other emotions, and finding peace. SwitchPoint Part 2: Developing an Idea June 14, 2017 | Brian Southwell A spark of an idea does not always lead to innovation or sustainable change. In this episode, we explore how innovators at SwitchPoint 2017 develop their ideas through collaboration, communication, and sheer belief in the idea. SwitchPoint Podcast Part 1: Conceiving Ideas June 07, 2017 | Brian Southwell In our first part of a 3-episode series, we visit SwitchPoint 2017 to gain insights on how people conceive ideas and where they draw their inspirations. Humanitarian Innovation, Global Health, and Technology Collide at SwitchPoint 2017 June 01, 2017 | Margarite Nathe Every year, IntraHealth International hosts SwitchPoint, a conference that pulls together the smart, the curious, and the creative from all circles of humanitarian and global development work. And together, we work to solve the biggest problems of our day. You know, no big deal. Just kidding. It's huge. And now you can check out everything that happened at SwitchPoint 2017. SwitchPoint: A Patient's Perspective May 10, 2017 | Chris Hendricks I could tell you about the specific ideas we heard at SwitchPoint, the ones that would restore your faith in a unified world. I could walk you through the laundry list of geniuses there, but I find I would trip on their humility and courage. I could open up about the friendships there, held close to the heart despite miles of distance, but none of that would be enough. This event deserves something more. SwitchPoint 2017: A Haven for Social Good May 07, 2017 | Nupoor Kulkarni and McCall Wells Innovation, progress, ideation—buzzwords that start to lose their meaning the more you hear them. In an era of apps, tweets, LinkedIn networking connections, and various other unique technological innovations, the goal of tech is to cross boundaries, and more than providing a service, to do “good” for society. Failing Fast: Does it apply to Healthcare? May 05, 2017 | Neal Lesh I had the good fortune of attending and presenting at the 2017 SwitchPoint conference, organized by Intrahealth International, in Saxapahaw, North Carolina. SwitchPoint brings together musicians, innovators, health practitioners, and a wider range of people working in global health and humanitarian response, for a few days of information sharing and soul searching. By putting people who do not typically work together in the same, secluded space and juxtaposing ideas that are seemingly unrelated, the meeting sparks creativity and self-reflection in the speakers, as well as the attendees. The Story Behind those Health Worker Stories at SwitchPoint May 05, 2017 | Carol Bales That’s Maria talking. The other health worker storytellers are listening. We all are. She’s describing the background to her story—the one about the six-year-old named Savannah in foster care. Maria met Savannah while working as a community health worker in Phoenix, Arizona. Maria could relate, she had been a foster child too. Pages« first ‹ previous 1 2 3 4 5 … next › last »
