Innovation Showcase
Holistic Approach to Health and Wellbeing: Exploring the Toivo Model
Innovation Showcase Hilary Bryant, Deron Drumm
Join members of the Toivo team to learn the ways in which they have successfully integrated holistic practices into the current system of mental health care. Toivo is a peer-run nonprofit initiative funded to bring mindfulness-based practices to individuals struggling with mental health and addiction issues. The team offers classes like yoga, meditation, tai chi/qigong, sound healing and laughter yoga in psychiatric hospitals, addiction rehab facilities, homeless shelters, prisons, senior centers and schools. Participants can expect to learn about the impacts of stress, how these practices have been impactful in the lives of the presenters and will have the opportunity to experience some of these practices first hand.
Health Impact Bonds: Innovative Financing Helping Better Health
Innovation Showcase Frido Kraanen
Multiple obvious health improving solutions are not realizing their potential because health systems do not reward them properly or the need for investing in one silo results in a benefit in another silo. Especially preventive activities is difficult, because health reimbursement is focused on "repair." The system of social impact bonds can also help improve health outcomes. Frido Kraanen, principal director Societal impact of PGGM, will show not only theory of introducing a third party and performance reimbursement when the effect is measured, but also practice in The Netherlands. A modern health system should incentivise prevention.
Mapping a Positive Path Leading to a Happy, Peaceful and Free Life
Innovation Showcase Evelyn Leng
As today’s world is full of work, personal and social pressures, most of humans in this world live with anxiety, nervousness, fear, other mental health problems , are unhappy, no peaceful and with no freedom in life. This world needs more positive energy to balance up the negative energy. Evelyn Leng Academy was founded to serve people, and by utilizing a theoretical analysis assists clients to plan and change their life in order to have a Happy, Peaceful and Freedom Life by creating more positive energy and educating their hearts. Based on Spiritual studies (Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Islamic), academic studies and numerous motivational books like Dale Carnegie, Og Madino, Robert Kiyosaki, Business Management guru and 30 years of life experiences. Evelyn found that in life if we have love and money, life will be like a Paradise every day. For instance, if we have a work (job/ business) that we love, be with the people that we love, and enough money to live, she believes life will be fantastic and awesome. As we do not know when our last day in life, will be, we should just live in the moment, enjoy being here now, at this moment. Let’s enjoy life together and do everything in Love.
