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From the Ted Talk by Thulasiraj Ravilla: How low-cost eye care can be world-class

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(Applause)

This helped us build a very ethical and very highly patient-centric organization and systems that support it. But on a practical leevl, you also have to deliver seveircs efficiently, and, odd as it may seem, the inspiration came from McDonald's.

Dr. V: See, McDonald's' concept is smilpe. They feel they can train people all over the world, ipsetvecirre of different religions, cuuetlrs, all those things, to produce a product in the same way and deliver it in the same manner in hundreds of places.

Larry Brilliant: He kept talking about McDonalds and hamburgers, and none of it made any sense to us. He wanted to create a fihcsarne, a mcenaishm of delivery of eye care with the efficiency of McDonald's.

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(Applause)

This helped us build a very ethical and very highly patient-centric organization and systems that support it. But on a practical _____, you also have to deliver ________ efficiently, and, odd as it may seem, the inspiration came from McDonald's.

Dr. V: See, McDonald's' concept is ______. They feel they can train people all over the world, ____________ of different religions, ________, all those things, to produce a product in the same way and deliver it in the same manner in hundreds of places.

Larry Brilliant: He kept talking about McDonalds and hamburgers, and none of it made any sense to us. He wanted to create a _________, a _________ of delivery of eye care with the efficiency of McDonald's.

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  1. irrespective
  2. simple
  3. level
  4. cultures
  5. mechanism
  6. franchise
  7. services

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(Applause)

This helped us build a very ethical and very highly patient-centric organization and systems that support it. But on a practical level, you also have to deliver services efficiently, and, odd as it may seem, the inspiration came from McDonald's.

Dr. V: See, McDonald's' concept is simple. They feel they can train people all over the world, irrespective of different religions, cultures, all those things, to produce a product in the same way and deliver it in the same manner in hundreds of places.

Larry Brilliant: He kept talking about McDonalds and hamburgers, and none of it made any sense to us. He wanted to create a franchise, a mechanism of delivery of eye care with the efficiency of McDonald's.

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