Ninth International Conference on Health, Wellness & Society

Abstract

The paper maps the journey of six policy innovations in India-from invention to implementation to record if there could be a coherent strategy to break the mold and innovate successfully in public health policies. These innovations are largely for the marginalized sections of the society. By studying three successful programs and three failed ones, the authors create a strategy of successful policy innovations called 4 I framework. One half of the framework is being called ‘Ecosystem Thinking’ as it requires the policy designer to collaborate with all stakeholders and use the Design Thinking process; while the other half is referred to as ‘Change Management’ as it demands that the public department goes through a series of changes internally before implementing the innovation.