The Recharge List — Summer Edition 🌞

By Mary Yip

Welcome to The Recharge List - a summer selection of reads, listens, and light-touch inspirations curated by the One Healthtech community. It’s part brain food, part hammock companion: a way to stay connected, thoughtful, and a little bit curious while we collectively exhale. From gripping fiction to smart takes on testing ideas and navigating health systems, this list is here to recharge minds and spark conversations.

Take what you need, share what you love, and keep an eye out - a few brilliant OHTers will be curating monthly editions and sparking chats in our summer forum.

🔥 Smart Stuff for Slow Thinking

📕 Divided: Racism, Medicine and Why We Need to Decolonise Healthcare — Annabel Sowemimo A vital exploration of how systemic racism shapes healthcare outcomes, check out the insightful book review by one of the OHT community.

📗 Imagination Manifesto — Ruha Benjamin "Remember to imagine and craft the worlds you cannot live without, just as you dismantle the ones you cannot live within". "This sharp, poetic manifesto invites us to reframe what’s possible in science, systems, and justice. It’s been a grounding, galvanising read for me as I take my steps towards what comes next." Mary

🚀 For Builders & Dreamers

📘 Testing Business Ideas — David Bland & Alex Osterwalder "My go-to book for the discovery process. Great for Product Managers, founders, and innovators. Simple explanation of how to discover true user needs." Erin

✍️ Martha’s Substack "Martha’s tech pedigree and pragmatism. She’s in the room where big policy decisions are made and my fave member of the House of Lords. I always appreciate her wisdom." Charly Massey

🌌 For Escape, Wonder & Wandering Minds

📖 Children of Time — Adrian Tchaikovsky An epic sci-fi tale weaving evolution, empathy, and civilisation-building — thrilling and thought-provoking for any curious mind.

🐙The Mountain in the Sea — Ray Nayler A mesmerising speculative novel exploring AI, language, and the enigmatic intelligence of octopuses. I love it because it's as weird as it is wonderful!

🎧 Bonus Audio Tech/Health

🎙️ Hard Fork (New Yorker podcast) Delve into the cutting edge of technology and its impact on society, including healthcare innovation, ethics, and the future of AI. Perfect for thoughtful listening on your summer walks or commutes.