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Introduction to VA Innovation Center and Grassroots Process
1. Introduction to
the VA Center for
Innovation (VACI)
Blake Henderson
Innovation Coordinator
Grassroots Innovations
ILNdc
May 2013
2. Guiding Philosophy
Small, targeted investments
Discovery-driven process
Not pass or fail
Startup in a big system
Healthy competition
Not the only show in town
ILNdc – May 2013
3. Strategic vs. Grassroots
Strategic
Top down
Industry
Competition
e.g. Blue Button
Competition
$500k - $5M
Grassroots
Flat framework
Yearly idea
competition
Community input
and voting
4th Round - $0-$750k
ILNdc – May 2013
Entrepreneurs in Residence
Innovation Fellows
4. VA Innovation Life
Cycle
Idea
Prototype
Implementation
Class III – local / facility
Class II - regional
Class I - national
ILNdc – May 2013
5. Scope of a Project
Scope must be defined by the team
before undertaking the project
Not a one size fits all process
Innovation Idea Prototype III II I
(209)Advance
d
Decision
Support
(66) CRATS
Kiosk
(572) – InfoPath
Hand Hygiene
Tool
(276)Core
Collection of
Knowledge
6. Challenges
Diffusion of Innovation
Example: Class I Enhancements to VISTA
Test Environment for MyHealtheVet
High-Quality Health Data Sets for Testing
Questions?
ILNdc – May 2013