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Learning to see differently: what Indigenous knowledge can teach us about change

Marco Aurelio

2026 · DOI: 10.12968/bjhc.2026.0020
British Journal of Healthcare Management · 0 Citations

TLDR

How healthcare organisations can learn from the knowledge of Indigenous cultures is explained, highlighting how many of the relatively ‘new’ ideas in western medicine, such as systems thinking, have been embedded in these approaches to health for centuries.

Abstract

In this article, Marco Aurelio explains how healthcare organisations can learn from the knowledge of Indigenous cultures, highlighting how many of the relatively ‘new’ ideas in western medicine, such as systems thinking, have been embedded in these approaches to health for centuries. Five lessons for healthcare improvers are outlined, with both personal and practical insights.