Common Purpose - Leadership News

The final report from the first Common Purpose Dishaa Venture, "Heart Surgery for $1,000", has been published.

In it the participants, 20 from the UK and 20 from India, set out their findings, models and recommendations for tackling the challenge of lowering the costs of heart surgery to just $1,000. The group gathered in Pune, India in February 2011 and have been working on their models since.

Read the final report from the first Dishaa Venture, "Heart Surgery at $1,000":

Visit the Dishaa web pages for further information.

Dishaa future leaders challenged to investigate how society must change to make this a reality

The advisory group of Dishaa - an initiative for future leaders in the United Kingdom and India - has set a challenge to be investigated by 40 high potential individuals from the private, public, government and not-for-profit sectors in 2011.

The emerging leaders from the United Kingdom and India will investigate solutions, and wider implications, to the following challenge in Pune, India over four days early next year:

Heart surgery at $1,000 (USD) - what has to change in how society operates and innovates to make a reality?

This challenge will be announced by the Advisory Group Chair of Dishaa, Sudhakar Rao, at the British High Commission in Delhi tonight.

Find out more about Dishaa on our website, and you can also  read our media release about the Advisory Group meeting or download a media pack.