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Thinking Differently Series

Better decisions start
with better questions.

Our Thinking Differently webinar series convenes leading NHS executives, clinicians and data experts to tackle healthcare's toughest operational challenges. 75 minutes. Practical insight. No corporate theatre.

Why Thinking Differently?

"The NHS doesn't have a data problem. It has a decision problem. Thinking Differently exists to close that gap — convening the people who lead, the people who build, and the people who deliver, to surface the insight that actually changes outcomes."
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Sessions Delivered
75min
Focused Format
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Always Free
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Free to attend. Compact format. Every session recorded.

Upcoming

The NHS Consultant. Optimising Value

How can NHS trusts unlock trapped value in their consultant workforce? Practical insight on rostering intelligence, job planning, and Decision Intelligence approaches to workforce optimisation.

Date
Wed, 22 April 2026
Time
12:30 – 13:45 UK
Coming Soon

The NHS 10-Year Plan: How Do We Reduce Unwarranted Variation in Care?

Examining the NHS long-term plan through the lens of unwarranted variation, and how connected data and Decision Intelligence can help systems close gaps in quality, access, and outcomes.

Date
Tue, 3 June 2026
Time
12:30 – 13:45 UK
Registration opens soon. Subscribe for notifications.
On-Demand Library

Watch the Replays

Every Thinking Differently session, available on demand. Each replay includes key takeaways and links to related insight in The Hub.

Replay
Quality Strategy

Solving the maternity services crisis: The case for a Chief Triangulation Officer

Balancing data, gut instinct and anecdote in maternity governance. Why boards need a new role to triangulate competing signals.

Replay
Strategy

Invest in children – it's the best investment a nation can make

How rewiring NHS services around childhood can improve lives and create lasting value for populations.

Replay
Value

When there is no more money, true innovation happens

Why financial constraints are forcing the NHS to think differently, and how data-driven innovation is unlocking trapped value.

Replay
Strategy Value

A healthcare model that once worked is now broken – it's time for a new approach

How to make health systems work: practical examples of leveraging data to drive system-wide innovation and integrated care.

Replay
Quality

Revolutionising healthcare decision-making through data innovation

How leaders can leverage AI and data science as an essential capability to improve board-to-frontline decision-making.

Replay
Strategy

What can the NHS really do to address health inequalities?

Practical methods for narrowing health disparities. Debating the wider determinants including education, economics, environment and culture.

Replay
Workforce Value

Improving workforce productivity by better understanding staff needs

Rethinking the £20m productivity opportunity. Why current workforce planning is activity-driven and unconnected, and what to do about it.

Replay
Workforce

How can healthcare providers use data to improve staff wellbeing and productivity

The WDI Symposium: using workforce data and insight to drive meaningful improvements in staff experience and organisational performance.

Replay
Workforce

Reimagining productivity in healthcare to unlock trapped value

Featuring Prof Sir Muir Gray. Moving the conversation from cost reduction to improving value through better use of data and evidence.

Replay
Strategy

Enabling integrated care and transforming healthcare in Vietnam

How Strasys is partnering with Hoan My Medical Group to transform Southeast Asia's largest private healthcare network through data and analytics.

Our Community Contributors

NHS trust chairs, ICB leaders, clinical directors and independent experts who bring lived experience to every session.

MG

Prof Sir Muir Gray

Emeritus Fellow, Oxford

JW

Dame Jo Williams

Chair, Alder Hey NHS FT

CW

Claire Wilson

CFO, Manchester UNH FT

DF

David Flory CBE

Chair, UHLG

KL

Kevin Lavery

CEO, NHS LSC ICB

JS

James Sumner

CEO, UHLG

PH

Patti Harvey

Fmr SVP, Kaiser Permanente

MS

Melissa Swindell

CPO, Alder Hey NHS FT

MB

Mike Bell

Chair, NHS SW London ICB

MO

Maggie Oldham

CEO, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals

AR

Dr Arif Rajpura

Director of Public Health, Blackpool

JG

John Grinnell

CEO, Alder Hey Children's NHS FT

The Hub

Every session becomes insight.
Every insight lives in The Hub.

Event replays, written summaries, data downloads and related case studies. All in one searchable library built for NHS decision-makers.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Strasys Thinking Differently webinar series?
Thinking Differently is a free webinar series convened by Strasys, bringing together leading NHS executives, clinicians, and data experts to tackle healthcare’s most complex operational challenges. Each 75-minute session focuses on practical, evidence-led solutions, from workforce productivity and health inequalities to data-driven decision-making and maternity services reform. All sessions are recorded and available as replays.
Who speaks at Strasys events?
Strasys events feature a mix of NHS Trust CEOs, ICB leaders, clinical directors, and independent experts. Past speakers have included Prof Sir Muir Gray, Dame Jo Williams (Chair, Alder Hey Children’s NHS FT), David Flory CBE (Chair, UHLG), Kevin Lavery (CEO, NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB), and many more senior NHS and healthcare leaders.
Are Strasys webinars free to attend?
Yes. All Strasys Thinking Differently webinars are free to attend. Registration is via Eventbrite. Each session runs for approximately 75 minutes and all events are recorded so you can watch the replay if you cannot attend live.
What is Decision Intelligence in healthcare?
Decision Intelligence is the discipline of converting healthcare data into executive action. Rather than producing dashboards or reports that sit unused, Decision Intelligence connects analytics, AI, clinical expertise, and behavioural science to help NHS leadership teams make better decisions about workforce, services, and resource allocation — with measurable impact on patient outcomes and financial sustainability.

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