CHI FLYING Global Health Leaders Podcast Series -> Episode 7: Ms Stella Ward (Digital Health Association, New Zealand): Digital Health, Courageous Leadership, and Human-Centered Innovation for a Connected World

The CHI FLYING Podcast is a vibrant audio series spotlighting diverse voices from the FLYING community. Each episode features thought leaders, designers, strategists, and changemakers who share bold ideas and lived experiences in transforming healthcare systems. 

🎙️ Episode 7: Ms Stella Ward (Digital Health Association, New Zealand): Digital Health, Courageous Leadership, and Human-Centered Innovation for a Connected World.

Stella Ward, Chief Executive of the Digital Health Association (New Zealand), shares her journey from speech therapist to digital health trailblazer. She discusses how technology can be a powerful enabler for human capability, drawing on her experience leading digital transformation at Canterbury District Health Board and in her executive leadership roles. Stella reflects on leadership during crises, the importance of courageous curiosity, collaboration, and kindness, and how healthcare is fundamentally a team sport. She also shares her pragmatic perspective on AI, emphasizing its potential as a productivity tool and the need for practical, patient-centered solutions in global health.

Interviewed by: Ms Tan Xuet Ying, member of FLYING; Principal Speech Therapist, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

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