Joe Flower

Joe Flower is an independent healthcare futurist, author, and systems thinker who has spent decades analyzing the forces driving the evolution of the American healthcare system. He recognized early that healthcare could not make sense until viewed as a complete system, and he has devoted his career to understanding the interactions of technology, demographics, and economics that shape healthcare today.

Seeing Healthcare as a System

Flower has always maintained his independence as an analyst and visionary, giving him the freedom to challenge conventional thinking and deliver honest assessments that industry insiders cannot. He has interviewed hundreds of leaders in and outside of healthcare who have driven conceptual and technological innovation. His work spans healthcare strategy, policy, technology, and the economic forces that determine how care is delivered and paid for.

The Future of Healthcare

Flower’s presentations help healthcare leaders understand the deep forces transforming their industry and develop strategies for navigating the changes ahead. His keynotes deliver expert insights on the future of healthcare and the forces driving transformation, technology, demographics, and economics reshaping how care is delivered, systems thinking for healthcare strategy and innovation, and the honest analysis that helps healthcare leaders prepare for what is coming next.

Healthcare 2027: The Big Reveal

What’s healthcare really like 10 years out?

How Not to Lose Your Mind in the Nitty Gritty Present

How to navigate this chaotic moment: Possibilities, strategies and tactics

Global Healthcare: Facts and Fictions

Rules of thumb, trends to watch, sources to trust

Your Organization At The Live Edge

A spontaneous conversation with the audience that gets at their most pressing concerns. One of my most popular styles of talks

Will Tech By Itself Fix Healthcare?

The spectacular, twinned evolution of health tech and business-model innovation