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" Concerns about the possible side-effects of connected care are swept aside by the expectations of the benefits when people are confronted with a chronic disease themselves. Resistance that could be privacy-related completely disappears. "

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Focus

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" I remain convinced of the compelling case for connected care. "

" If we can keep you healthy, that is better. If you fall sick, you go to the hospital. Both sides, Philips is present. "

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You

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" In an aging world with more chronic disease, health and healthcare are enormous opportunities that we want to focus on. "

" The entire dynamics of the lighting market are changing. Value is moving toward systems and services. "

" Engagement with young people is always a refreshing break with routine. It's also a reminder of how we need to constantly keep our thinking agile and unencumbered by traditional rules. "

" The shift in demand is toward partners that can improve productivity, and in part, that can be done by software. "

" You can't have a single design for all cities. The look and feel of the streetlights are very important. "

" I think of the world as geographical regions, and it excites me to think about the opportunity that Europe can have if we consider it to be the 500-million-people region that it is. "

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Think

Opportunity

" If we are going to get a grip on escalating costs, we have to focus more on prevention rather than acute care. Technology can help us do that. "

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Technology

" Thanks to the digital and big data revolution, we can start to do what was previously unthinkable - to improve patient outcomes and lower healthcare costs while delivering personalized care to each individual. "

" If we are to ensure that health care remains affordable and widely available for future generations, we need to rethink radically how we provide and manage it. "

" In the back of my mind was the nagging discussion: where do we take the portfolio? You can get rid of TV, fine, but then you are in lighting and in health, and those don't have a lot to do with each other. "

" Perhaps sooner than we think, African innovations will help the rest of the world create lasting social and economic value. "

" City farming is not only possible, it is the very definition of the kind of meaningful, sustainable innovation we will need to meet the grand challenges of the 21st century: climate change; population growth; ageing population; urbanization; rising demand for energy, food and water; poverty; and access to healthcare. "

" Insurers reimburse critical care, not the avoidance of incidents. Therefore, investments are not targeted towards prevention. "

" Our health underpins our happiness and is a foundation of economic advancement. "

" We knew we could put the company on the right side of history by decisive transformative action and by redefining our purpose to improving people's lives through innovation. "

" A siloed approach between suppliers doesn't really help hospitals well enough. "

" Light is one of the basic areas that will give you comfort, but it is undergoing a technological revolution in moving from conventional lighting to semiconductor-based lighting, and as it does that, it is becoming intelligent with the transition from analogue to digital. "

" Like all major transitions in human history, the shift from a linear to a circular economy will be a tumultuous one. It will feature heroes and pioneers, naysayers and obstacles, and moments of victory and doubt. If we persevere, however, we will put our economy back on a path of growth and sustainability. "

" When you make a courageous statement, people start to follow you, and that's nice. "

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Make

" We can squabble between the siblings in Europe and not be very productive and then see China and the U.S. win over the European region. Or - and this is my preferred choice - we team up together and are the strong region that we want to be, using each others' strengths and building on our commonalities to become the smartest region in the world. "

" Healthy people are not very motivated to manage their health. They just don't care. "

" The conventional way of selling products out of the catalogue no longer works; the relationship needs to become more sticky. "

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" Philips is committed to the circular economy and is applying its principles throughout the organization. We are redesigning our products and looking at ways to capture their residual value. "

" At the core, Philips is an innovation company. And for innovation to work, you need to look for the unmet needs. "

" Even though we live in a fast-changing world with short term-ism all around, it requires years of determination to transform a company and structurally reap the rewards. Innovation companies need to set their sights on solving unmet needs - but this approach requires focus and long-term tenacity. "

" Crucially, healthcare needs to become connected. It should become effortless for medical professionals to share relevant data with colleagues around the world. Medical devices and systems in hospitals should be able to combine multiple sources of information. "