Transforming healthcare is our mission
walkerproject is one of Europe’s leading consulting companies for innovation in healthcare. We work closely with healthcare professionals to improve patient experience, quality of care and team collaboration.
We are enthusiastic about helping healthcare organizations through cutting-edge methods and collaborative learning. Our company culture is characterized by trust, autonomy and continuous learning with a lot of responsibility.
Our specialty is to translate strategies, evidence and best practices into daily operation and new buildings. We have in-depth knowledge of hospital organizations such as university hospitals, regional hospitals, rehabilitation and psychiatric clinics.
Delighted clients are the basis of our success, combining inspiration and impact.
The People behind walkerproject
Gian Melcher is convinced: engaging leadership in doctors is more necessary today than ever. Only…
Philipp Schmelzer oversees Integrated Facility Design projects. He is fascinated by the transformation process leading…
Nicole Marxer wants to get a deeper understanding of the needs of her clients and…
Meriel Meiling utilizes different Lean Healthcare approaches at walkerproject to drive adoption of sustainable processes…
As an innovation enthusiast, at walkerproject, Jacopo assists his clients in their strategic initiatives, process…
How is innovation supported in complex systems, and how can a culture of continuous improvement…
Lukas joined the Scandinavian branch of walkerproject in 2019 and is supporting the projects in Norway…
Stefan Märke brings his many ideas to Lean Hospital projects. He guides our customers with…
Only when an improvement has succeeded in the long term can it be called successful.…
[/vc_column] Raphael Roth is fascinated by the interplay of inspiration and impact. His focal points…
Nina Walker always engages herself passionately for the good. She is fascinated of the impact…
With a strong drive to positively impact patient’s lives, Marie-Claire Lutters joined walkerproject Scandinavia to…
In the walkerproject team, Christoph Jäggi carries out major transformation projects in expert organizations. He…
Everyone has a strategy nowadays. How can you make sure that strategic goals are effective in…
Katja Rüegg always puts patients first in her projects. With this focus in mind, she…
What lets a team act agilely and safely even in critical situations? - There are…
Christophe Vetterli bases his actions 100% on Design Thinking. He always puts the patient first…
To advance healthcare with a holistic view to ensure optimal care for the patient, is…
Many things are in a state of flux in the healthcare sector. Carla is fascinated…
At walkerproject, Fabian Bischof guides customers on their way to digitization and in defining new…
In her private and professional life, Francesca Severoni is always on the look-out for new…
Nina Breitenstein is convinced that communication is the key to success. For Nina Breitenstein, the…
‘Bringing energy into the system’ is one of the principles of Daniel Walker’s work. When…
Our most important topics
Patient-centric infrastructure design
Hospital construction is a life-changing event: improvement opportunities for patient experience, staff satisfaction and effectiveness are immense. Without cultural change these benefits are put at risk – resulting in dissatisfaction, inefficiencies and high operating cost.
We have developed a concept to align architecture, organizational development and technology: we call it Integrated Facility Design
Patient first
In healthcare the patient always comes first.
Leading hospitals always put the patient’s well-being as their top priority goal. Quality medical services and patient safety, as well as the overall patient experience, are paramount.
Book: The Better Hospital
With “The Better Hospital – Excellence Through Leadership and Innovation” by Daniel Walker, for the first time the meaning of lean healthcare has been summarized between two book covers.
This book leads its readers into the “Lean Hospital” world step by step and at the same time comprehensibly and accurately shows how the lean hospital is successfully implemented, to ease the introduction to this world.