Agile Nudge University Innovation Forum: solving real-world problems.

IF 3.4 3区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Frontiers in Public Health Pub Date : 2025-09-22 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2025.1585562

Cristina Barboi, Fatemehalsadat Shojaei, Leslie Gardner, Nick Stewart, Fereshtehossadat Shojaei, Mark Seidman, Richard J Holden, Nicole R Fowler, Diana Summanwar, Brooke Stephanian, Malaz Boustani

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Introduction: The Indiana University Innovation Forum is an online group-based problem-solving platform that brings together physicians, nurses, social workers, patients, healthcare managers, and other key stakeholders to tackle complex healthcare challenges. This study analyzes the data generated during the Agile Nudge University Innovation Forum (ANUIF) events from October 2022 to December 2024.

Methods: This is a mixed-methods study consisting of a quantitative analysis of the ANUIF events, including participant numbers, level of satisfaction, and the number of solutions created, as well as a qualitative appraisal of the solution themes generated by participants.

Results: The average number of attendees for the Innovation Forums was 14.83 (SD = 6.92), and the mean satisfaction score was 51.56 (SD = 25.08). The average number of generated solutions per forum was 16 (SD = 5.1), with an average of 10.71 (SD = 3.16) main solutions and 4.38 (SD = 3.71) sub-solutions. The average number of old or existing solutions was 6.19 (SD = 2.94), and the average number of novel solutions was 4.52 (SD = 2.44). The administrative changes, followed by the implementation of the ANUIF dashboard and control charts, resulted in significant increases in the number of participants contacted, respondents, registered attendees, and actual attendees. There were significant differences in the average Net Promoter Scores between the attendee cohorts included in the study. The qualitative analysis of Innovation Forums identified five common themes; the most common themes were Adaptive innovation and Collaborative Problem-Solving.

Discussion: A streamlined Innovation Forum process ensured a steady number of participants with average satisfaction scores. The attendees generated innovative, generalizable solutions applicable to "real-world" healthcare challenges. Participants generated more than one solution and sub-solutions to the discussed problems, demonstrating an understanding of agile science-based problem-solving, ideation, and innovation.

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敏捷助推大学创新论坛：解决现实问题。

简介：印第安纳大学创新论坛是一个基于在线小组的问题解决平台，汇集了医生、护士、社会工作者、患者、医疗保健管理人员和其他关键利益相关者，以解决复杂的医疗保健挑战。本研究分析了2022年10月至2024年12月期间Agile Nudge University Innovation Forum （ANUIF）活动产生的数据。方法：这是一项混合方法的研究，包括对ANUIF事件的定量分析，包括参与者数量、满意度水平和创建的解决方案数量，以及对参与者生成的解决方案主题的定性评估。结果：创新论坛平均出席人数为14.83人（SD = 6.92），平均满意度得分为51.56分（SD = 25.08）。每个论坛平均生成16个解决方案（SD = 5.1），平均生成10.71个（SD = 3.16）主解决方案和4.38个（SD = 3.71）子解决方案。旧溶液或已有溶液的平均数量为6.19 (SD = 2.94)，新溶液的平均数量为4.52 （SD = 2.44）。管理方面的变化，以及ANUIF仪表板和控制图的实施，导致联系的参与者、受访者、注册与会者和实际与会者的数量显著增加。研究中参与者的平均净推荐值有显著差异。创新论坛的定性分析确定了五个共同主题；最常见的主题是适应性创新和协作解决问题。讨论：精简的创新论坛流程确保参与者人数稳定，满意度得分平均。与会者提出了适用于“现实世界”医疗保健挑战的创新、通用的解决方案。参与者针对讨论的问题生成了多个解决方案和子解决方案，展示了对基于敏捷科学的问题解决、构思和创新的理解。

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Frontiers in Public Health Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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4.80

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7.70%

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4469

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14 weeks

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