Utilising the designer within: a healthcare case study

Macdonald, Alastair

Utilising the designer within: a healthcare case study

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Macdonald, Alastair (2013) Utilising the designer within: a healthcare case study. In: NORDES 2013: Experiments in design research, 9-12 June 2013, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Creators/Authors:

Macdonald, Alastair

Abstract:

This paper explores the utilization of design skills and approaches by non-designers within the context of rehabilitation in healthcare. The author proposes that within us all is the set of skills, strategies and modes of thinking commonly found in designers that, if recognised, understood and practiced, could potentially be harnessed by non-designers to assist them in everyday situations. Rather than this usurping the designers’ role, designers may have the potential to help ‘unlock’ these capabilities in others and help change the patient-to-healthcare professional relationship. This idea is explored using a pilot study involving spinal cord injuries patients in rehabilitation.

Official URL:

http://www.nordes.org/nordes2013/pictures/Nordes2013Proceedings.pdf

Uncontrolled Keywords:

design approaches, rehabilitation, spinal cord injury

School/Academic Area:

School of Design

Dates:

Date

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9 June 2013

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Published

Event Title:

NORDES 2013: Experiments in design research

Event Location:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Event Dates:

9-12 June 2013

Output Type:

Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)

Output ID:

3195

Date Deposited:

01 Oct 2014 09:17

Last Modified:

01 Oct 2014 09:17

Deposited By:

Alastair Macdonald

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Alastair Macdonald

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