People with years of experience in healthcare are invested in the status quo.

That’s Silicon Valley speak. People with actual experience on how something works and have practical ideas on how to make it better as passed over by people with better PR agencies.

This is a low-effort and mostly irrelevant argument. Who isn't invested in the status quo? Everyone has a stake in their current profession. What sets apart those in healthcare, especially someone like a surgeon, is their concurrent passion for science/biology and their desire to heal others.

IMO, the parent comment was simply remarking that those with EXPERIENCE in the field have a very different set of memories/recollections about healthcare, not to mention a lot of domain-specific knowledge, that those outside do not have. Those of us who have worked in healthcare for years, as I have, have a MUCH more intimate understanding of its vast complexities than a lay-person could. I think that's entirely reasonable and your comment assigns a negative connotation to people who are largely doing noble and important work.

Most accurate observation and comment on this topic! With 10+ years of healthcare experience including Brigham and Women's hospital many years ago, he's a good writer, storyteller, but truly is just a famous name that Amazon-Chase-Berkshire venture wants. Without the Harvard brand, his work, while good, wouldn't be that highly praised and worshipped. There are better visionary physicians out there.

My main takeaway is: being a good storyteller or facilitator on innovation does not make you any more innovative without the experience to support it. However, it can significantly elevate your personal brand beyond your qualificiations and apparently lure wealthy people to invest in you.