I think, going forward, we need to be much more modest on expectations with regard to China growth: That's just being realistic. — Frans van Houten China Copy Share Image
You can't have a single design for all cities. The look and feel of the streetlights are very important. — Frans van Houten Cities Copy Share Image
Waste does not exist in nature because ecosystems reuse everything that grows in a never-ending cycle of efficiency and purpose. — Frans van Houten Efficiency Copy Share Image
We have transformed Philips into a focused leader in health technology, delivering innovation to help people manage their health. — Frans van Houten Health Copy Share Image
We can only compete in the world against competitors from Asia, the United States, or wherever if we look at unmet needs. — Frans van Houten Copy Share Image
In the Asian marketplace, we need to come out with products every nine months, not every two years. — Frans van Houten Asian Copy Share Image
Compassion, together with contractual responsibility for one's workforce, is a mark of a top employer. — Frans van Houten Compassion Copy Share Image
Poor diet and sedentary behaviour have led to an increase in obesity and lifestyle-related disease and a huge rise in chronic medical… — Frans van Houten Copy Share Image
Employers can assist employees in looking after their health by giving guidance on energy management, sleep and healthy eating, working relationships, and… — Frans van Houten Employers Copy Share Image
The traditional way that society looks at healthcare is to let people get terribly sick and then have an emergency room to… — Frans van Houten Change Copy Share Image
In the back of my mind was the nagging discussion: where do we take the portfolio? You can get rid of TV,… — Frans van Houten Copy Share Image
Growing and aging populations are putting increased pressure on health-care systems that are already buckling under the burden of chronic diseases like… — Frans van Houten Aging population Copy Share Image
Government should seek more strategic approaches to developing dynamic, resilient infrastructure. Business must be more creative in offering financing solutions as partners… — Frans van Houten Business Copy Share Image
When you try to master the emotions of a decision and say, if you're 50 years from now and you look back,… — Frans van Houten Decision Copy Share Image
We can't think in terms of designing products that we throw over the wall to customers, but instead, we need to design… — Frans van Houten Copy Share Image
Price erosion in components is quite fast. If you can capitalize on that by bringing products to the market faster, you will… — Frans van Houten Copy Share Image
The conventional way of selling products out of the catalogue no longer works; the relationship needs to become more sticky. — Frans van Houten Copy Share Image
It is vital that a company's culture shows a willingness to invest in employee wellbeing with no stigma or penalty attached to… — Frans van Houten Business Copy Share Image
In an aging world with more chronic disease, health and healthcare are enormous opportunities that we want to focus on. — Frans van Houten Aging Copy Share Image
You need to dismount when your horse is dead. What was relevant 20 years ago is no longer relevant today. Therefore, you… — Frans van Houten Horse Copy Share Image
If we are to ensure that health care remains affordable and widely available for future generations, we need to rethink radically how… — Frans van Houten Care Copy Share Image
Having a consumer brand helps us a lot. We will see more ambulatory care, and there will be a lot of new… — Frans van Houten Consumerism Copy Share Image
Philips is uniquely positioned to help reshape and optimize population health management by leveraging big data and delivering care across the health… — Frans van Houten Data Copy Share Image
Philips is committed to the circular economy and is applying its principles throughout the organization. We are redesigning our products and looking… — Frans van Houten Circular Copy Share Image
When I became CEO, I was really worried that we were in commoditized segments that were mature and no longer growing. So… — Frans van Houten Ceo Copy Share Image
Concerns about the possible side-effects of connected care are swept aside by the expectations of the benefits when people are confronted with… — Frans van Houten Care Copy Share Image
Government should create the environment and incentives to stimulate investment in sustainable innovation, take away barriers, and accelerate adoption, even in turbulent… — Frans van Houten Economic times Copy Share Image
Tech can help population health, make health more accessible, more affordable. Tech can also get people get more included in the economy… — Frans van Houten Copy Share Image
Healthcare continues to move outside the hospital and into our homes and everyday lives. With leading doctors and psychologists, for example, we've… — Frans van Houten Change Copy Share Image
Thanks to the digital and big data revolution, we can start to do what was previously unthinkable - to improve patient outcomes… — Frans van Houten Copy Share Image
Certain product categories become less attractive for us because, as they become mature, they become low-cost, and hence, there is less to… — Frans van Houten Copy Share Image
Great companies need to reinvent themselves. We can do that: we can stay relevant, we can grow, and we can stay successful.… — Frans van Houten Business Copy Share Image
Like all major transitions in human history, the shift from a linear to a circular economy will be a tumultuous one. It… — Frans van Houten Economics Copy Share Image
Should one of your employees have a physical or mental health problem, I would argue that it is as much something for… — Frans van Houten Health Copy Share Image
Sustainable solutions based on innovation can create a more resilient world only if that innovation is focused on the health and well-being… — Frans van Houten Copy Share Image
First and foremost, we must take a more holistic view of patient care journeys and then better integrate workflows and technology so… — Frans van Houten Copy Share Image
We are addressing duplication and complexity. At the same time, we are investing more in research and development, speeding up the time… — Frans van Houten Complexity Copy Share Image
In Kenya, e-learning has taught 12,000 nurses how to treat major diseases such as HIV and malaria, compared to the 100 nurses… — Frans van Houten Classroom Copy Share Image
We undertook a huge internal transformation to sharpen our customer focus, step up innovation, improve productivity to ensure competitiveness, change our culture,… — Frans van Houten Change Copy Share Image
We knew we could put the company on the right side of history by decisive transformative action and by redefining our purpose… — Frans van Houten Action Copy Share Image
