Design, Test, Scale

In this episode of The Agile CEO, JJ Sutherland sits down with Dr. David Levine from Ariadne Labs to explore how Agile methodologies, especially Scrum, are transforming healthcare. Featured in the 10th anniversary edition of Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time, Dr. Levine shares how his team used Agile principles to scale the Home Hospital model—bringing hospital-level care into patients' homes. Dr. Levine explains how Agile helped his team speed up the process by 20%, while fostering collaboration across different healthcare organizations. He also talks about the challenges of implementing Agile in a complex field like healthcare, and how they created knowledge products to enable hospitals to replicate their success on a larger scale. If you’re a leader looking to scale innovation, especially in high-stakes industries like healthcare, this episode will give you practical insights into how Agile can drive real results.