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Johnny Isaacs posted this#Design in #healthcare isn’t just decoration. It isn't always easy to show up when you work in a field that exposes you to incredibly intelligent, caring, and knowledgeable professionals like clinicians, doctors, and other HCPs. As a designer, you can often feel out of place and as though somehow your expertise is diminished in comparison. You aren't saving lives after all. But yesterday, on a virtual workshop session with the team at the The Health House, a really powerful point was made. Which is that even doctors, clinicians, and HCPs are not universal experts. They are not even experts in a particular domain unless that therapeutic area is a specialism. So it's important to remember that our skills as designers, as people who shape #userexperience, and as people who translate complex messaging into language and forms that people can understand and engage with, is vitally important as a skill and as expertise. And actually, if we do our job right, we do play a role in saving lives within the healthcare world. A case study that really showcases the power of design is the NHS app. Since last July, improvements to the NHS App, which is fundamentally a design and user experience intervention, have saved 1.5 million missed hospital appointments, freed up 5.7 million hours of NHS staff time, and delivered the equivalent of £622 million in value to the health system. Trusts using the app are now getting more patients treated within 18 weeks than those that aren't. The number of people who say it is easy to contact their GP has jumped from 60% to 72% in less than a year. None of that is a clinical breakthrough. No new drug. No new treatment pathway. It is the result of designing services that work better for the people who need them. And yet between a third and a half of all medicines prescribed for long-term conditions in the UK are still not taken as intended. Not because patients don't want to get better. Often because the information, systems, and communications around those medicines fail them. Better adherence, research shows, is associated with a 21% reduction in long-term mortality. Non-adherence carries a 17% higher risk of hospitalisation. The cost of that gap, human and financial, is enormous. This is the space that Explosive Brands Limited works in. We help health companies improve the experience of their digital products and services, so that the people using them actually receive the value those products were designed to deliver. And we help those companies communicate more clearly why what they do matters, so that the right patients, clinicians, and decision-makers can find them, understand them, and trust them. Design is not decoration in healthcare. It is infrastructure. And clarity of communication is not a marketing nice-to-have. It is a clinical lever. If you are working on a health product or service where the experience or the story around it is not yet doing its job, that is exactly the conversation we exist to have.
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Johnny Isaacs shared thisHow we helped build a founder led brand. Clementine and Olivia are both #health and #wellness #entrepreneurs. Clem is a nutritionist and dietician who helps her patients find effective strategies for improving their gut health, mood, and wellbeing. Oli is a coach, helping and guiding her clients towards being the best versions of themselves through psychological and behavioural science techniques. But they are also sisters… Anyone with a brother or sister will know all too well the extreme honesty that often comes with the conversations between siblings. The inside jokes, the questions you might ask them that you would never ask anyone else (and the ridicule for them), but also their unexpected wisdom and fresh perspectives. When Clem and Olivia approached us, they wanted to build a brand around the idea of these conversations between two highly professional entrepreneurs helping their clients, but with one obvious difference. No false pretence, no bluster, no performance. Just honest (for better or worse) chats between two sisters about what they are seeing and how they navigate the often messy world of wellness, nutrition and self improvement with an unfiltered perspective. Given the growing importance of founder led content in building any successful brand, we saw this as the perfect opportunity to help two amazing entrepreneurs build their presence, establish themselves as thought leaders and have some fun along the way. The Shift Happens #podcast was born. We created a #brand identity that focused on nostaligia, warmth, and wrapping viewers up in the feeling of those endless summer days we all remember from school holidays. Combining that with a dose of clean girl aesthetic, then some messy typography and textures to complete the vibe. It has been an amazing working with Clem and Oli, recording in the @sparkcreativestudiolimited studio, building the brand, editing the episodes and creating the space where Shift Happens. Catch the episodes here: https://lnkd.in/ezqe47f6Johnny Isaacs shared thisWe recently partnered with Clementine and Olivia Vaughan to bring their podcast 'Shift Happens' to life. Our mission was end-to-end creation, from initial concepts and brand identity through to recording, filming, editing and delivery. Hosted by two sisters, the podcast focuses on honest conversations around health, mindset and the realities of navigating adulthood. Our aim was to create a brand and production style that felt true to that - warm, relatable, messy but fun, while maintaining the credibility of their wellness platforms. Read more about the work that we did together here - https://lnkd.in/eBGVzDtb Third Sister Johnny Isaacs Kitty Newton Karen Bernard Stela Bonova Sharon Davidson Howard Mosley Jenna Overbury Gina Ross Oscar Horwood #PodcastProduction #BrandingCaseStudy #PodcastBranding #CreativeStudioLondon
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Johnny Isaacs shared thisNot every day a partner you work with is featured in The Times. Over the past year Lifelight and Explosive Brands Limited have had the opportunity to work together on multiple projects. All with the aim of providing access to life saving #bloodpressure monitoring technology in a device people use every day. Laurence Pearce and the whole team at LifeLight are part of a wonderful and powerful mission that has the potential to change the lives of billions. We are so thrilled to see them getting the recognition they so richly deserve. If you want to find out more about Laurence’s journey and LifeLight’s. You can check out the #podcast we recorded together here too: https://lnkd.in/eZHgEPJS #happyfriday #goodnewsJohnny Isaacs shared thisExciting news! Lifelight has been featured in The Times! In today's Retirement Special segment, The Times highlights Lifelight alongside some of the most exciting non-invasive AI medical innovations shaping the future of community care. Our technology, which measures blood pressure through a smartphone selfie is recognised as part of a wider movement transforming how we monitor and manage health outside of clinical settings. As the UK’s NHS pushes toward virtual wards and community-based care, we're proud to be at the forefront of making vital health monitoring accessible to everyone. Read the full article in today's edition of The Times. 📱 🗞️ #LifelightAI #DigitalHealth #HealthTech #MedTech #VirtualWards #AIInHealthcare #Innovation #BloodPressure #TheTimes
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Johnny Isaacs shared this#UX saves lives. That might sound like an exaggeration, but it isn't. Just ask the team at Lifelight. A simple user experience question led to the development of their app. "Why can't we shrink down the technology of Photoplethysmography (PPG) into a device everyone has in their pocket?" From this, LifeLight was born. A Class Two #Medical Device in your pocket that can as accurately as a cuff, give you a blood pressure read out on your smartphone. Why is that important? - Of the 1.3 billion people with #hypertension, only 50% know they have it. - Of those who do, only 50% of them are managing it. - And since we have just celebrated #internationalwomensday... 50% of women who have a heart attack are misdiagnosed. LifeLight has the potential to save billions of lives. All by solving a problem from a user centred perspective. No more layers of friction added, no more complexities introduced, all through a device you use every day. I sat down with Laurence Pearce and talked about his journey from developer to CEO and how LifeLight is changing patient's lives, providing life saving access to technology in a device most people take for granted. - I learned how cognitive diversity leads to breakthroughs. - How resilience will be your greatest asset as a founder. - How difficult it is to deliver technology like this at scale. Check out the episode here https://lnkd.in/epBmhUKa #trailblazers #design #userexperience #healthcare #CVD #cardiovasculardisease Explosive Brands LimitedCan your phone detect high blood pressure? | Laurene Pearce from Lifelight on Trail Blazers S02, EP3Can your phone detect high blood pressure? | Laurene Pearce from Lifelight on Trail Blazers S02, EP3
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Johnny Isaacs shared thisA special shout out this #InternationalWomensDay When I started Explosive Brands Limited as an agency I had no idea of what it could be become. All I knew is that I believed we could be a force for good in the world because I believed then and do now, that great #design can change the world. This is particularly true within #healthcare. But ask any founder or person who has a team they work with and they will tell you that it is the people that make an organisation. They are the secret sauce, the ineffable and singular piece of magic that creates something truly special. And I can say with absolute certainty that it is true of our company. I am also proud to say that we are a predominantly female led team. We are in the insanely privileged position to have group of outstanding women who rasie the standards of our business every single day. From leadership to the design execution. Karen, Kitty, Stela, Sharon, Gina, Jenna, Bella, Libby and Odette (chief baby officer) are the incredible team of women that make this agency what it is and I could not be prouder to say that I work alongside them. So this International Women’s Day, I just want to give a massive shout out to the incredible boss ladies that make up the team at Explosive Brands and to celebrate them for everything they do.
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Johnny Isaacs shared thisTiny robots. Massive possibilities. Amongst all the #AI hype and talk of robots taking our jobs. Here's some #technology news that's actually great for humanity. Below are some of the things I learned from this conversation between Dominic and Ciro: 1. Nano-needles (~1/1000th a human hair) can capture biopsy-level molecular info without removing tissue. Which means safer sampling in hard-to-biopsy areas (like the brain) and more frequent monitoring over time. 2. A potential new route to deliver #CRISPR/gene therapies directly into cells, reducing reliance on viral delivery. No more viral delivery mechanisms. 3. Repeatable “molecular diagnostics” (RNA/proteins) to track disease progression over time, not just snapshots. So we will understand what’s actually driving a disease at the molecular level and because it’s much less invasive, this means it supports repeatedly sampling a lesion to see if it’s becoming more malignant, rather than guessing. 4. Nano-needles can be integrated onto existing medical devices (bandages, contact lenses, catheters, stents) which means these technologies can plug into today’s clinical workflows instead of forcing hospitals to reinvent them. Talk about interoperability. 5. A near-term real-world example: gene-therapy bandages for epidermolysis bullosa (a severe genetic skin condition) which is moving from lab prototypes toward clinical testing. Getting to produce and listen in on conversations like this at Explosive Brands Limited with people like Ciro is what gives us so much hope for the future of #healthcare. Technologies like nano-needles and CRISPR are exactly why we should feel genuine hope right now. "We’re building tools that can detect earlier, treat more precisely, and potentially make “previously untreatable” diseases treatable within our lifetimes." - Ciro Chiappini If that isn't an epic mission to be a part of, I'm not sure what is. Check out the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/eHPcmaQTJohnny Isaacs shared this#NanoTech is unbelievable. Surgical tools with nano sensors that can get a diagnosis with just a touch. Bandages with built in gene therapy. And then there's nano robots ... 🤖 The potential impact on patients is significant. Nano bandages could help children with epidermolysis bullosa by delivering corrective genes directly into wounds. Non invasive sampling could spare cancer patients repeated biopsies. And targeted nanoscale delivery could make gene therapy safer and more precise. In this episode of Health in Hyperdrive, Dominic James speaks with Ciro Chiappini, a Reader at King's College London and a leading figure in #nanomaterials. Ciro’s team builds nano needles far thinner than a human hair that can slip into cells, deliver edited genes, and collect molecular information without the need for a biopsy. At this scale, materials behave in surprising ways. Even gold changes colour when it becomes tiny, creating new possibilities for sensing and diagnostics. Key topics • How #nanoneedles enter cells and the challenge of delivering #CRISPR into cells • Why materials behave differently at the nanoscale e.g. gold changes colour when extremely small • Early ideas in #nanorobotics • Nano bandages for epidermolysis bullosa (a rare disease making skin incredible fragile) • How surgical tools with nano sensors could replace biopsies #HealthTech #Nanotechnology #Biotech #FutureOfMedicine #GeneTherapy #MedTech #HealthcareInnovation #LifeSciences #MedicalResearch #HealthInHyperdrive #KingsCollegeLondonHow Nano technology Is Rewriting Human Biology | Dr Ciro ChiappiniHow Nano technology Is Rewriting Human Biology | Dr Ciro Chiappini
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Johnny Isaacs shared thisThe journey at #WHX continues... Been really refreshing being here to see first hand the differing attitude to some of the more transformative technologies that could help benefit patients compared to back home. The prevailing feeling is one of optimism and recognition of the power that these tools have to positively impact patient's lives. There are still challenges around policy and regulation, but they aren't seen as insurmountable hurdles or barriers. Data storage and it's management is still a challenge too but not a blocker. The people I've spoken to seem to be much more excited by the prospect of these technologies than they are concerned they will put their jobs at risk. Recognising the fact that patients often want more information and control over their own health journey and creating tools that provide it. And freeing up more of their time to provide the expertise and care they want to. One of the key areas where this seems true is in the area of women's health. Hearing from Dr Helen O'Neill on how Hertility are transforming women's health and putting the power in the hands of women themselves was outstanding and there were some further mind blowing conversations around women's health on the Frontier Stage today. #Femtech / #WomensHealth is reported to be a $1 trillion industry. Well actually... it's more like a $20 trillion industry if we factor in other data and consider the opportunity across gynaecology, hormonal health, fertility and menopause. That was a mic drop moment. Marina Gerner, PhD this made me think of you. You'd love some of the talks I saw. The amazing Karina Vazirova shared some fantastic insights and there was a wonderful moment in one of the panels between herself and Reenita Das talking about how far the conversation and industry had come, though still more work to be done. Amongst all the talks I also managed to check out some super cool stands from the likes of Mayo Clinic and American Hospital Dubai which were very swish indeed. Also checked out some of the awesome robotics on display that provide rehab for stroke patients and more. That's a wrap on day two here in #Dubai. More to come and I can't wait!Johnny Isaacs shared thisDay two at the WHX - World Health Expo in Dubai - here are Johnny's observations on the attitude towards AI and Machine Learning in healthcare from the conference. Have you noticed these trends? #HealthcareDesign #WHX2026 #WorldHealthExpo2026 #AIHealthcare WHX Dubai WHX Labs Dubai Johnny Isaacs Jenna Overbury Howard Mosley Stela Bonova Kitty Newton Karen Bernard Gina Ross Oscar Horwood Sharon Davidson Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic Platform Mayo Clinic International
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Johnny Isaacs shared thisExplosive Brands Limited on tour. Here at the epic #WHX in #Dubai and so far it hasn’t disappointed. My biggest takeaway so far? The power of communication and education to keep us all living healthier and longer lives. For all the exciting tech and innovation, it can only do good if people use it. Great #userexperience, exceptional communication and #design becomes the bridge to adoption and utilisation long term. That seems truer now more than ever. Some other takeaways… The incredible Reenita Das spoke about the need for early biomarker testing and epigenetic testing so we can deliver more personalised medicine at scale. She also spoke about drones delivering medicines and how the “leading” healthcare economies and systems can actually learn a thing or two from others like Africa in delivering more mobile care. Of course there have been conversations about #AI. But… it’s been spoken about as a tool to enable the clinician to do what they do best by giving them back more time. Not replacing them. Dr. Faheem A. Illustrated this powerfully and beautifully in his thoughtful presentation about the role agentic AI could play. The startups stage was buzzing for the 10 startups that presented their solutions. Overall, day one was phenomenal and I can’t wait to get stuck in to days 2, 3 and 4.Johnny Isaacs shared thisWe’ve sent Johnny to Dubai for WHX Dubai 2026! World Health Expo brings together global leaders in health, tech and innovation for four full days. As an agency at the intersection of design and healthcare, it is really important for us to attend to learn, listen and stay close to the latest innovations in the industry. Follow along as Johnny Isaacs shares his insights from the ground! #WHX2026 #whxDubai #WorldHealthExpo2026 #healthcaredesign #CreativeStudio Johnny Karen Kitty Stela Sharon Gina Oscar Howard Jenna Emirates
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Johnny Isaacs shared thisIt was an absolute pleasure having the wonderful Aleksandra Filipovic MD Ph.D. in the Spark Creative Studio Limited #podcast #studio recording this powerful and important conversation with Fawad Khan. Essential listening for anyone wanting to know more about the future of #oncology and preventative #cancer treatment.Johnny Isaacs shared thisIn this episode of Into the Body, host Dr. Aleksandra Filipovic MD Ph.D. , Chief Medical Officer at Gallop Oncology speaks with Dr. Fawad Khan, Section Head and Medical Director of Longevity Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. ✅ Key topics covered in this episode: ✔️ Reframing cancer as a chronic, manageable condition ✔️ The science and philosophy behind longevity medicine in oncology ✔️ How genomics and risk assessment enable precision prevention ✔️ Why lifestyle medicine (nutrition, exercise, sleep, mental health) is essential - not optional ✔️ Integrating AI, biomarkers, and multidisciplinary care into survivorship programs ✔️ Supporting both cancer survivors and high-risk individuals ✔️ The role of mentorship, teamwork, and humanity in modern medicine This episode offers powerful insights for clinicians, patients, and anyone passionate about the future of oncology. Johnny Isaacs Spark Creative Studio Limited https://lnkd.in/dQ4QySwv #Health #Oncology #OncoDaily #Medicine #Cancer CancerWorld
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Reflecting on the power of "WE" makes me think of the parable of the three brick layers. Being part of a collective, of a group, and being united by a single driving purpose provides one of the base ingredients that we need for happiness. Dr. Arthur Brooks in his work on happiness talks about the need for enjoyment, satisfaction, and meaning as being vital for us to feel happier. For anyone who's looking to build a high-performing team and to drive success in your organisation, these are the things that you should be looking to create for your teams. That isn't to say it should be easy, or you remove friction, because your team and people still need to feel challenged. There can't be real satisfaction in success without real challenge or difficulty (it's one of the essential stimuli for the flow state). But if you can provide that combination of enjoyment, satisfaction, and meaning with a clear focus on everyone being unified and driven by a core purpose, then you have a recipe for something really special as an organisation.
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It's been an absolute pleasure working with Clementine Vaughan, Msc PG Dip RD and Olivia Vaughan on the Shift Happens pod. I won't ruin it for those who will want to listen but there have been some absolutely brilliant moments in the studio. One recent standout was in the episode focused on consistency where we established there is certainly one state of being where we are all consistent. I'll say no more 😂 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/consistency-and-habits/id1870887796?i=1000756295659
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Dr Aqeel Shamsul, Dominic James, Jutta Klauer, MBA and Frontier Space we can't wait to see you at the event in April!
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Johnny Isaacs reacted on thisJohnny Isaacs reacted on thisThree years ago today, we closed our pre-seed investment round for HumanOS → April 1st, 2023. The April Fools irony not being lost on me. → Four angels and a VC decided to take a chance on us. I had been self-employed for five years at that point. → Built two businesses to over six-figure profits annually, one in private coaching, the other in speaking and consultancy. → But this was a whole new beast. Finding myself back in the tech world (did NOT see that one coming). → Building a platform and a team. → Turning an idea into an execution. → A solely B2B operation. Honestly, aside from losing my dad, it is the hardest thing I have ever done. → Without exaggerating, for the first two years I thought about quitting every day. → My co-founder had to step away into a different full-time role relatively early. → The economy was certainly not thriving. Sales became harder for everyone. Let alone being an innovative new solution focusing on wellbeing and performance in a land of redundancy and cuts. → And of course, like all of us, adapting to the rise of AI. → With the added fact that the majority of the time I had been taking no salary at all. But I didn't quit. We didn't quit. I have always had an unrealistic, unwavering belief in what we are building. → In the value it is creating. → In the impact it is having. → The more feedback we got from our users about their life-changing experiences, the stronger the fire became. So strong that despite being on a journey which at times felt like being punched in the face all day every day, I kept going. We kept going. Now, we are by no means close to being where we want or need to be. → But given the external barriers we have faced at both macro and micro level, I am so proud we are here. → And I am so excited for what the next three years may hold. So my main learnings? Building a startup will demand a level of resilience most people will never understand. → If you don't have an almost naïve level of belief, you won't keep going. Self-worth and business success must remain two separate entities. → The moment they merge, the business won't just challenge you but consume you. It is true what they say. → We overestimate what we can do in a year and underestimate what we can do in five. Take it seriously. → But don't take it too seriously. Survivability will be your greatest asset in the early days. → Unless you are a unicorn. Don't compare yourself to unicorns → Ever. A big thank you to our early customers and their unwavering trust. To our investors for your belief and constant support. And to our HumanOS team, who without, no way would we be on this journey. Bianca #founder #sustainablehighperformance #healthtech #preseed #startup
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Johnny Isaacs reacted on thisJohnny Isaacs reacted on thisAs a GP, the many drugs I prescribe for long-term conditions can feel like a massive and elaborate sticking plaster. We typically manage obesity, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and depression reactively and downstream. Yet so many of these conditions are shaped by the way people are moving, sleeping, eating, thinking and scrolling.... and therin lies the key to healthy longevity. Lifestyle medicine offers a different lens. It’s about working UPSTREAM. I particularly like the concept of “primordial prevention”: reducing the risk of the risk factors in the first place, and doing so holistically with the patient, not just their various diagnoses. I think the whole concept of lifestyle medicine (LM) still gets misunderstood. It’s not about blame or “just make better choices.” It’s about understanding that crucial context: incorporating a persons time, resources, cultural background and motivation for change, so that we can meet them where THEY are and support realistic, meaningful change. It’s as much about fundamental human connection and shared purpose. It's definitely not just 'diet and exercise'. LM is also not fringe medicine, it's now a true force in healthcare: a rapidly evolving, evidence-based, discipline that aligns closely with what general practice is meant to be at it's essence. I’m still working out how to deliver the 6 pillars within the constraints of coal face primary and urgent care, but it feels closer to the kind of medicine that drew many of us into this profession in the first place. It was a real privilege to share the stage for the NB Medical Education Lifestyle Medicine course at the Riviera International Centre with the fabulous Dr Camille Hirons (Vice President of the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine) Simon Curtis Tom Malins Saad Abdullah Dr Amoune Mohamed Hussain Al-Zubaidi Zoe Williams Stephanie de Giorgio
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Johnny Isaacs liked thisJohnny Isaacs liked thisLast week marked IWD and there were a lot of events to attend. One that stood out was WHH Women’s Health Horizons Without trying to sound like a ecco chamber, there were some poignant takeaways. The conversations weren’t just about women’s health. They were about how broken systems amplify poor outcomes and how they can be redesigned. A few points that really stuck with me. 📊The data gap is real and it shapes everything downstream. One slide showed that: • 86% of clinical AI datasets are missing gender data • 76% of genomic research is still Eurocentric despite only being representative of 16% of global populations If the data is incomplete, the systems built on top of it will be too. And this shows up everywhere - diagnostics, AI tools, clinical pathways, funding priorities. As Helen Stewart , Lisa Campbell , Dr. Elsa Zekeng and Julia Levy highlighted: If women are missing from datasets, every downstream decision inherits that gap. 🫣Women’s health is still hidden, culturally and digitally. Using Dr. Aziza Sesay words: “Women are literally dying of embarrassment.” Many women delay seeking care for “private” health issues. At the same time, medically accurate information is often censored or suppressed on social platforms as Deirdre O'Neill and Anna O'Sullivan fiercely defended. So where do people go? Often to unverified content creators rather than clinicians. This creates a perfect storm of misinformation, stigma, and delayed diagnosis. ⚙️The system is fragmented but collaboration is improving. What felt encouraging about the event was the mix in the room: • clinicians • academic researchers • founders • investors • regulators There was a clear recognition that none of these groups can solve this alone. Better data → better understanding → better services → better care. ⸻ What does this mean for startups trying to scale? I truly believe user experience and service design will play a critical role in this transformation. As medical institutions begin to understand patient behaviours outside clinical pathways, they will look to plug those gaps with trusted partnerships. The startups that recognise those opportunities and build solutions designed to complement the NHS will excel, take Anya as a great example here. Healthcare ultimately falls into two buckets - quick wins and long term strategies (from Wegovy to healthy eating and exercise), public and private sectors have a role to play in understanding and supporting women across both. Great to meet Enifoghor Kagho-Omomadia and get advice from Valentina Lorenzi. Lovely to see familiar faces Jemma Bowles, Kuljit Jagpal, Perdita Penwarden Pierce Jones, Maxime Cescau, Neha V. and Dr. Ritwik Niyogi.
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Johnny Isaacs reacted on thisMoving from a "me" to a "we" mentality. A central theme in a number of the sessions last week at The Happiness Index 2026 Report launch and something Johnny Isaacs and I discussed at length when I joined the Explosive Brands Limited podcast last summer. 🔗 in comments. Bianca #futureofwork #podcast #sustainablehighperformance #speaker #burnoutJohnny Isaacs reacted on thisA huge number of workplaces have pushed for 'the great return' to the office, in the name of collaboration, creativity and a stronger team culture. Then they measure almost everything at individual level. In this Trailblazers conversation with Johnny Isaacs from Explosive Brands Limited, our founder, Bianca Errigo, said that if the goal is better teamwork, the way performance is measured has to reflect that. The Global Workplace Happiness Report 2026, launched last week at Google HQ by The Happiness Index, reinforces exactly this. We were fortunate to attend through our partners Work.Life. Across more than 80,000 workers in 115 countries, the strongest predictors of team productivity were team enjoyment and collaboration effectiveness. The ability to manage your own workload was the single weakest driver of feeling productive. Yet organisations are still investing most heavily in the operational, individually-focused metrics that matter least. The strongest predictors of happiness and engagement are inspiration and belonging, the things that depend on how teams are led, recognised and held together. When everything is built around individual output, people protect their own lane. When teams are measured well, behaviours change. People share responsibility, challenge each other constructively, and step in when a colleague is under serious pressure outside work. That is not lowering the bar. It is building a team that can keep performing under pressure. Elite sport understands this. So do military teams. The standard is not individual heroics at all costs. It is collective excellence. Are people only being measured for what they deliver alone? Or are they also being recognised for how they help the team perform? #Leadership #TeamPerformance #Culture #SustainableHighPerformance #HumanOS
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Johnny Isaacs liked thisJohnny Isaacs liked this2 days at Digital Health Rewired last week and this is my reflection “Change will never be this slow again” The constraints within the NHS are painfully obvious, staff shortages, lack of funding, resistance to change on the ground, and yet... It was nice to hear of the projects breaking through despite this, and see start-ups like Daye have their foot in the door. Paving the way for the private sector to craft well rounded patient care pathways. In between all of the ERP, interoperability and AI talks, there were rumblings of human centered design, with several discussion on starting with the problem/need (not the solution), user research, patient engagement, co-design and being more agile. I’m really excited to see the next release of the NHS app, with increased functionality for patients to document their health in their own words, get vaccine records and better manage their health, it feels like a step in the right direction. But the talk that stood out for me the most was on genomics and precision medicine. Genomics England has a goal to make tests for approx 200 diseases routine for newborn babies by 2035. Already a pilot scheme has helped families detect rare diseases like eye cancer and get early interventions to prevent life changing conditions. This is truly preventative care. Imagine if this was expanded to chronic conditions like Endometriosis or MS. Laura Valis and Jenna Cusworth-Bolger talked of service design and the project outcomes - I can’t wait to see this develop over time. Lastly it was great to see familiar faces as I wondered the vast lanes of exhibits - Victoria Betton and Ayesha Rahim representing the Equity Charter, Dr Lia A. speaking and introducing me to Monika Swiatek both from the Needy Network, and Angela Maragna introducing me to Sam Menter both from One HealthTech, all great networks full of purpose and design thinking. #ServiceDesign #UX #NHS #DigitalHealth #HealthTech #B33Design
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Johnny Isaacs reacted on thisJohnny Isaacs reacted on thisOur Founder & CEO Laurence Pearce discusses his early inspirations for Lifelight in this clip from the latest episode of the Trail Blazers podcast from Explosive Brands Limited. 🎧 The full podcast is out now: https://lnkd.in/eZHgEPJS #Lifelight #BloodPressure #HealthTech #MedTech #DigitalHealth #StartupFounder
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Johnny Isaacs liked thisJohnny Isaacs liked thisAre you excited for April? I'm really excited.. We have some really cool things upcoming at Reconnect with our first transformative business retreat of the year in Spain. I am deep in structure and CX strategy for both clients and myself, process mapping and action taking. If you feel a little chaotic when it comes to the beginning of the month especially the start of the next quarter, let me help. I'm a big believer in leading by example, especially when it comes to protecting your headspace as a founder. There's a massive difference between working on your business and working in it, and most adventure operators I work with are drowning in the latter. Here's how I'm navigating that balance this month, and what might be worth considering as you head into Q2. Swipe through to see my April mapped out. P.S- I dive deeper into these concepts in 'The Long Stay' my twice weekly email newsletter. I've dropped the link in the comments if you would like to join.
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