Impact Newsletter
Insights on developing and guiding consortium projects and strategy to achieve meaningful impact.
Aiming for a cure: A medical research non profit strategic planning template
By the end of this article, you will have insight into:
The characteristics of high performance medical research
The value of having a comprehensive strategy
The ways in which a non profit strategic plan and a consortium project plan are similar.
The types of problems solved by strategic planning and consortium projects.
A template for non profit strategic planning and building consortium projects.
How the benefits of a research collaboration can be enhanced by proven strategies.
Discover how research collaborations can be enhanced by implementing effective strategies and maximizing the benefits of collaboration. From strategic planning to fostering open communication, this article delves into actionable insights for researchers and research organizations. Learn how to create a culture of collaboration, leverage collaboration agreements as project plans, communicate failures to tap into collective intelligence, embrace diverse outputs beyond papers, and become a valuable team player. Unlock the exponential potential of research collaborations and pave the way for groundbreaking discoveries. Read on to enhance the benefits of your research collaborations today.
A guide to finding the right nonprofit strategic planning consultant
“All executives know that strategy is important. But almost all also find it scary, because it forces them to confront a future they can only guess at.”
Roger Martin
If developing strategy is scary then so is finding a strategic planning consultant.
Selecting the right nonprofit strategic planning consultant is one of the most important decisions you can make.
The wrong consultant can be a huge waste of time.
Unlocking Opportunities: A Comprehensive Guide to Finding and Evaluating Horizon Europe Calls
Horizon Europe grants can be transformative. They can be transformative for a researcher or a disease foundation, and it’s not just about the funding.
They are transformative because they are more like a seed that, when nurtured, grows into new collaborations, more funding, and ultimately more impact than you ever expected…
Moving Beyond Compromise: Enhancing Research Impact through Effective Consensus Building
Consensus at the cost of compromise is a low win/win situation. It is more like a lose/lose situation. 'Compromise means that 1+1=1.5.' This was the viewpoint of Stephen Covey, who wrote the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People….
Five ways to increase research impact
Increasing research impact has the potential to improve you ability to raise funds. In this article five ways of improving research impact are reviewed.
Boosting the perceived value of life sciences research
Whether you are a researcher or a disease foundation pushing for cures, it is of vital importance that stakeholders understand the value of the research. There are three main benefits…
Got an idea for a big research project? Don’t wait for the perfect call for proposals.
Is it immoral to let big research ideas languish. James Watson thought so. The thing is there is no reason to do so. Even if there is no relevant call topic you can work to form a consortium and take advantage of bottom up funding mechanisms.
Maximizing the Potential of Consortium Projects: A Reflective End-of-Year Review
In the last edition of the newsletter, I wrote about slow strategies for moving fast in consortium projects. As for work over the past year, there are lots of examples of where there have been particularly efficient achievements, but there are three that I would like to highlight.
‘Slow’ strategies for moving fast in consortium projects.
Speed!
Its all about speed.
How fast can you make decisions? How fast can you build a project? How fast can you get a new team up and running?
But, slow is smooth and smooth is fast (1).
A shadowy place: the concept of disease interception and what you should know about it.
Disease interception is a term that is being more frequently used. But is it a trendy buzz-phrase or something that deserves more attention.
Strategy vs. strategic planning
It is common to talk about having a strategic plan.
One goes through strategic planning exercises and one consults the strategic plan. However, there is a problem with this common refrain.
A strategy is not a plan.
A strategy is a set of integrated choices that can help you increase focus and apply resources in a way that makes it so that you are more likely to succeed.
How tuning into emotions is the key to unlocking the superpower of consortium projects
Acknowledging and managing emotions are essential components of effective consortium projects.
Emotional intelligence is not just a personal attribute, but a collective one; it fuels discussion, prevents groupthink and contributes to collective intelligence.
Moonshot thinking: practical strategies for transforming ideas and data into actionable projects
Moonshot thinking is a strategy accessible to all. Here you will learn practical strategies for transforming ideas and data into actionable projects.
Beginning of the end of the future of medicine?
Why has there been a drop in new drug approvals by the FDA? There are multiple reasons this could be all of which can be addressed by improving the way we work together in life science and healthcare.
Build social capital to get the most out of open innovation networks (consortia, communities, and ecosystems).
Open innovation networks (consortia, communities, and ecosystems) are a great way to build social capital. Social capital is the sum of your relationships and the degree of trust in those relationships.
Multi-disciplinary innovation leadership
Ada Lovelace who is credited with developing the first computer program in the 1800s was the daughter of Lord Byron and therefore fond of poetry.
She saw the beauty of the analytical engine that Charles Babbage was developing which led her to think of ways it could be used beyond just making calculations.
How to lead through uncertainty
If you are genuinely pursuing something ambitious, you will face uncertainty. Before you can accomplish anything meaningful, you must be comfortable with uncertainty.
Take innovation in the life sciences, for example….
Principle #2: Fulfil Both Partner Needs and Project Ambitions
In collaborative ventures such as consortia, alliances, communities or distributed companies it’s important to integrate your own personal or organizational needs with those of the collaborative venture.
Are scientific papers obsolete?
There are some who say that we should get rid of scientific papers…