| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Part One: Growth and Scale | ||
| 1 | Introduction to global health Challenges in reaching scale and why we focus on business models | Individual assignment 1: Managerial briefing assigned |
| 2 | Cooperative approaches as growth strategies Case discussion: Hello Healthcare In-class call with CEO York Zucchi | In-class rapid mixer |
| 3 | Innovations in operational efficiency and potential for scaling up Case discussion: Riders for Health | Individual assignment 1: Managerial briefing due Team selection |
| 4 | Business thinking, innovation and scale Case discussion: Avahan India AIDS Initiative | |
| Part Two: Philanthropy and Partnerships | ||
| 5 | Workshop on strategy: Work in your teams to apply a strategy framework to the organization you are studying for your mini-case | |
| 6 | Public-private collaboration Case discussion: SMS for Life | Team memo on value measures, value chain, and value proposition due |
| Part Three: Promising Business Models | ||
| 7 | Innovative strategy meets innovative operations: A systems thinking assessment Case discussion: Aravind Eye Clinic and the application of strategy to the enterprise | |
| 8 | Franchise models Case discussion: Living Goods and the promise of business-format franchise models | Draft executive summary and presentation deck for group mini case study due |
| 9 | Organizational sustainability and scale Case discussion: Narayana Hrudayalaya | Meet with TA to review executive summary and presentation deck |
| Part Four: New Ideas and Challenging Tradeoffs in Scale, Sustainability, and Impact | ||
| 10 | First set of student team presentations Special guest: Rebecca Weintraub Discussion on links to learning and innovation theme | |
| 11 | Second set of student team presentations Special guests: Tricia Morente and Ratan Tata Discussion on transfer and reverse innovation | |
| 12 | Third set of student team presentations Special guests: Srishti Gupta and Heather Megosh Wrap-up discussion reflecting on class themes | Final group project executive summary, presentation deck, and bibliography due Team learning memo due |