A Resource Hub for Applicants
Throughout your team’s Healthcare PRISm Pitch Competition journey, we challenge you to explore and embrace the process of creative problem solving. This page offers a collection of resources to help you navigate your innovation journey and grow in your creative confidence.
As the semester progresses, additional content will be posted to this page for your use
Introductory Video for Applicants
As you begin your Healthcare PRISm journey, please watch this introductory video to gain additional details and information about Healthcare PRISm!
Healthcare PRISm Pitch Competition Educational Resources
The following series of video recordings and materials are dedicated to varying elements of the creative problem solving process, including design thinking and its varied elements as well as the Lean Canvas, a business plan template and tool that is specifically designed to validate and develop emerging concepts and ideas.
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Video Series, Part 1: An Introduction
Video Series, Part 2: Why Design Thinking?
Video Series, Part 3: Understanding: An Overview
Video Series, Part 4: Understanding and Observing
Video Series, Part 5: Understanding and Listening
Video Series, Part 6: Understanding and Feeling
Video Series, Part 7: Understanding: Conclusion
Video Series, Part 8: Ideating: An Overview
Video Series, Part 9: Ideating with Creative Confidence
Video Series, Part 10: Ideating: Habits for Creativity
Video Series, Part 11: Ideating Exercises
Video Series, Part 12: From Ideating to Experimenting
Video Series, Part 13: Using the Lean Canvas
Video Series, Part 14: Communicating Your Concept
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Teams can gain a sense of the nature of the competition and innovative solutions from years past by watching recordings of previous Healthcare PRISm Pitch Competition finals events.
Healthcare PRISm Pitch Competition Finals: February 2026
Healthcare PRISm Pitch Competition Finals: February 2025
Healthcare PRISm Pitch Competition Finals: February 2024
Healthcare PRISm Pitch Competition Finals: February 2023
Healthcare PRISm Pitch Competition Finals: February 2022
Healthcare PRISm Pitch Competition Finals: January 2021
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To provide an example of the types of materials teams will be developing for the Healthcare PRISm Pitch Competition, we've created several mock executive summaries as well as a mock Healthcare PRISm application form and guide that teams can access below
Executive Summary Example - Auxilium
Executive Summary Example - Circino Health
Executive Summary Example - Club 80 High-Def
Executive Summary Example - Pharus Health
Example of Healthcare PRISm Application Form and Guide
Resources & References
- Kelley, T., & Kelley, D. (2013). Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All. New York: Crown Business.
- Osterwalder , A., & Pigneur , Y. (2010). Business Model Generation. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
- Osterwalder , A., Pigneur , Y., Bernarda, G., & Smith, A. (2014). Value Proposition Design. Hoboken , NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
- Lewrick, M., Link, P., & Leifer, L. (2020). The Design Thinking Toolbox. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
- Lewrick, M., Link, P., & Leifer, L. (2018). The Design Thinking Playbook. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
- Brown, T. (2019). Change By Design, Revised and Updated. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.
- Gutsche, J. (2020). Create the Future: Tactics for Disruptive Thinking. New York: Fast Company Press.
- Gutsche, J. (2020). The Innovation Handbook. New York: Fast Company Press.
- Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. Understand Mixtape. Accessed online at https://dschool.stanford.edu/s/understand-mixtape-v8-dexk.pdf.
- Mattimore, B. W. (2012). Idea Stormers: How to Lead and Inspire Creative Breakthroughs. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Michalko, M. (2006). Thinkertoys, Second Edition. New York: Ten Speed Press.
- Gray, D., Brown, S., & Macanufo, J. (2010). Gamestorming. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly Media.