You notice that wait times in your Emergency Department are growing longer, because of factors such as increases in the numbers of persons with chronic disorders, discharge of patients into the community at a higher level of acuity, and limited
resources for transfer of inpatients. You begin to think about an application that would use your knowledge of the Emergency Department but also software and business applications and wonder if this would reduce wait times. You have not encountered anything similar to this idea. According to the Wise Forecast Model©, you are in what phase? a. Wild thinking
b. Act widely
c. Think wildly
d. Learn widely
C
The second step in the Wise Forecast Model© is to think wildly. Step two is designed to create connections among disparate thoughts. This thinking might be seen as the start of innovations.
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