The Digital Health Manifesto
Conclusion
No manifesto will by itself change a two-thousand-year-old system, any more than Martin Luther’s 95 theses did. Establishments die hard: 100 years ago, in 1918, Max Planck was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics, and in his Scientific Autobiography he talked about the adoption of change by any establishment:
A new scientific truth does not win adoption by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but because its opponents eventually die.
A manifesto can, though, kindle new thinking among those who do see the light. Planck continued:
… and a new generation comes up that is familiar with it.
It is to these new thinkers (of any age) that we address this manifesto. There is much more to be said, but these declarations form the foundation without which nothing more could stand as we present it.
It is essential that health and care achieve their potential, which cannot be done based on false understandings. This is why I asked Dave to contribute with his revolutionary ideas and vision. Whenever I saw him speak, there was a standing ovation. If this article helps you see what Dave and I independently observed in our travels, despite our completely different backgrounds, we will be grateful.
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