The biblical worldview of innovation

The biblical worldview of innovation

Question 1

The biblical worldview of innovation is that it was started by God during creation time. God created the world from nothing, thereby demonstrated innovation. Christian health administrators who are seeking to be innovative should first innovate themselves, and they should seek God’s guidance in their endeavor to become innovative in their respective health centers (Ihrke, 2018). Christian healthcare administrators may be faced with challenging issues that might require the making of robust decisions. To handle the issues, Christian health administrators may require innovation in order to identify effective solutions. Innovation requires wisdom, and wisdom is God-given, as the bible states. Hence, Christian health administrators to pray regularly and read the bible frequently in order to connect with God and pray for wisdom that will make them innovative. Kang (2018), notes that any innovation by Christian health administrators should preserve the interests of the patients and other relevant stakeholders of the health organization. The Bible talks of the love for one another as God has loved us; hence any innovation should be driven by the will to serve the special interests of patients. For instance, a Christian health administrator should not engage in innovation to find a medication that can facilitate abortion since abortion is against the will of God. Additionally, any innovation by a Christian health administrator should have equal opportunities for all stakeholders of the healthcare organization, that is, the patients, owners, and shareholders, and this will be in line with the biblical worldview of equality. The bible states that all human beings are equal before the eyes of the Lord.

Question 2

Disruptive innovation can be described as a technology that, if utilized, can greatly affect the normal functioning of the industry. Disruptive innovation has greatly influenced the skill set required by providers. One of the key skills needed by health providers is effective communication. Disruptive innovation has resulted in various channels of communication, such as the use of text messages, Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat (Ramdorai & Herstatt, 2017). The diversification in communication has increased social network communication and reduced face-to-face communication, thereby lessening the communication skills of health providers. Another key skillset required by providers is time management skills, whereby they are required to use their time effectively. Disruptive innovation has greatly reduced the time management effectiveness of healthcare providers because they are always on their mobile phones, checking either for the latest news, opportunities, or music. Research has proven that a normal human being checks on their mobile phones every 12 minutes (Spinks, Jackson, Kirkpatrick & Wheeler, 2017). Some of the healthcare providers have even set their mobile phones such that whenever there is any developing story, they are updated. Whenever they receive such updates, they pause their work to check on the update, and such actions have reduced their productivity and overall productivity of the organization. Additionally, healthcare providers are required to observe ethical skills in their duties, and this has been negatively affected by disruptive innovation. The majority of the healthcare providers are always on their mobile phones, either chatting, tweeting, or listening to music, and hence they have limited time to attend to their patients. More patients have continued to suffer as a result.

References

Ihrke, B. (2018). Proceedings of the 6th Biennial Innovations in Faith-Based Nursing Conference. Journal of Christian Nursing, 35(4), E55-E78.

Kang, J. (2018). Nurturing Church as a Biblical Strategy to Recover a Healthy Church Within South Korean Churches.

Ramdorai, A., & Herstatt, C. (2017). Lessons from low-cost healthcare innovations for the Base-of the Pyramid markets: How incumbents can systematically create disruptive innovations. In Lead Market India. Springer, Cham.

Spinks, J., Jackson, J., Kirkpatrick, C. M., & Wheeler, A. J. (2017). Disruptive innovation in community pharmacy–the impact of automation on the pharmacist workforce. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy.