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Navigating Health and Social Complexity: A Transformational Framework for Adaptation and Change Cover

Navigating Health and Social Complexity: A Transformational Framework for Adaptation and Change

Open Access
|Aug 2025

Abstract

In the rapidly evolving landscape of health and social complexity, the need for effective and adaptable models of transformation is paramount. This presentation introduces a framework, derived from non-systematic, non-structured research, that identifies six key clusters of elements of transformation. These clusters serve as a compass for organizations and individuals navigating the complex terrain of change within the realm of health and social complexity.The growing prevalence of chronic diseases is one of the strongest drivers of this health and social complexity. In Canada, for instance, 4 out of 0 people have at least one chronic disease, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. These conditions consume additional societal resources, leading to increased companionship needs, dependency, and fragility. They also exacerbate health inequalities. The unemployment rate for females with diabetes is almost 2.5 times higher than that of the control group (Robinson, 989). Persons with diabetes have poorer labor outcomes in terms of length of unemployment and lower income (Rodriguez-Sanchez,207). Housing insecurity influences diabetes processes of care and self-care behaviors, and this relationship varies by employment status and race/ethnicity (Mosley-Johnson, 2022).The findings for the framework are model-agnostic, meaning its applicability extends beyond specific transformation models within a system. It provides a universal language for discussing transformation, thereby fostering more effective communication and collaboration, while helping set the vision and journey among multi-disciplinary teams.The presentation will provide an opportunity for participants to share and reflect on their current state of transformation. Through a process of self-assessment, participants will identify their strengths within the six clusters. This introspective exercise will empower participants to anticipate and accelerate their ongoing efforts in care transformation, thereby enhancing their ability to foster their speed to do things while keeping the scope of being person-centric.

Language: English
Published on: Aug 19, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2025 Nick Cronshaw, Hector Upegui, Sean Renner, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.