The Global Innovation Center leads a variety of programs and projects designed to bring outside shifts into VSP Vision’s line of sight, combining external innovations with in-house industry expertise to explore, analyze, and launch new products, services, and experiences.
Futurist Reports
Combining VSP Vision’s industry expertise with CB Insights’ tech market intelligence, the Global Innovation Center's Futurist Reports uncover and highlight the latest ideas, trends, and technologies shaping the futures of healthcare, vision care, eyewear, and more.
Past reports have been on the future of Personal Performance, Benefits, and Access. Browse the full series here.
Emerging Tech Forums
The Global Innovation Center's Emerging Tech Forums establish a collaborative internal environment to explore, evaluate, and identify the potential application and integration of industry-relevant emerging technologies and trends.
Past forums have been on Quantum Computing, Mixed Reality, and more.
Innovation Challenge
Powered by the Global Innovation Center and MATTER, a leading healthcare technology incubator, the VSP Vision Innovation Challenge is a global competition to source and support solutions enhancing the patient experience in eye care.
Up to five startups will be selected to advance their solutions and pitch their innovations for the chance to win up to $10,000. Learn more here.
Innovation starts with understanding the current state as this foundational step helps identify where meaningful advancements can take place.
That’s why the Global Innovation Center created the Comprehensive Eye Exam Guide, to support the industry in navigating emerging technologies while helping next-gen solutions integrate into the exam process. View the full guide, which details the exam’s various tests and components, here.
To extend insights from its panel discussion at SXSW 2024, the Global Innovation Center published the Future Eye companion piece, spotlighting the 10 vision trends transforming healthcare.
The report analyzes how new, technology-driven shifts are even further underscoring the role that vision care plays in a person’s ability to be and stay healthy.
Download Future Eye, 10 Vision Trends Transforming Healthcare here.
The Global Innovation Center ran a pilot with digital health equity startup HUED to validate and measure third-party, innovative Cultural Competency Training as a tool to differentiate and strengthen the provider network.
Following a successful pilot in which 98% of enrolled providers found the training valuable, VSP rolled the course out to a wider provider audience in Q4 2024. By offering best-in-class cultural competency training to network doctors, the pilot advances the objective of growing a diverse and inclusive network of doctors that represents the communities VSP serves.
Leveraging its recent work in the accessibility space, the Global Innovation Center crafted a comprehensive guide to help innovators navigate the world of assistive technologies.
The guide, which contains key insights for the AR-enabled low vision solutions market, is designed to spark conversation, encourage the use of inclusive design principles, and advance understanding of low vision and the emerging assistive device category.
Dive into the Guide here.
To help reimagine the pre-enrollment process, the Global Innovation Center designed a fun, interactive quiz to help potential members better understand the importance of caring for their eyes.
Following a short game and several questions about behavior, such as time spent outside or in front of a screen, the VSP & You experience offers personalized insights and recommendations for how to help improve one's eye health.
See the quiz in action at HLTH 2023 here.
With Sustainability as a core focus area, the Global Innovation Center set out to re-think VSP's e-commerce packaging, canvassing the ecosystem for a sustainable solution.
That effort led to the launch of new, responsibly-sourced shipping packaging made from 100% FSC-certified recycled corrugated materials, non-toxic ink, and zero plastic.
Read more about the project and product launch here.
In the world of online gaming, milliseconds can make or break a win, which means that seeing with precision and clarity is crucial.
To pilot new technology solutions with the goal of helping gamers play at their best, the Global Innovation Center teamed up with Kings Guard, the official NBA 2K League affiliate of the Sacramento Kings, to explore the latest in performance vision training.
Read more about the partnership here.