Institute For The Future

A Look into the Future: Well-Being and Abundant Data

On May 21, we are partnering with Health 2.0 and the Foundation for Healthcare Innovation for the inaugural Healthy Communities Data Summit, which will bring together innovative leaders and policymakers to showcase new ideas for leveraging health data for healthier communities. Bradley Kreit, Health Horizons Program Co-Director, will give a keynote presentation on new ways to improve health and well-being as ecosystems of information move beyond medical records to include data about individual lifestyle choices and the public health of our cities. 

In conjunction with this event, we are releasing our Health Horizons Program’s 2012 Map of the Decade, Information Ecosystems for Well-Being: New Tools, New Connections, New Identities. The map helps visualize a world beyond big data—where the explosive growth of information can feel overwhelming—to imagine and understand the abundant value emerging from connected health information. These forecasts explore new innovations such as how high-resolution technologies can make the invisible affects of our environments and routines apparent to health providers, as well as strategies for engaging the crowd in unlocking value from data.

We invite you to join us at the Healthy Communities Data Summit on May 21, 2013 at the UCSF Mission Bay Campus. Visit Information Ecosystem for Well-Being: New Tools, New Connections, New Identities to download a PDF copy of the map.