Healthcare + Design = HXD 2021
HXD is a two-day event hosted by Mad*Pow’s Center for Health Experience Design that attracts more than 500 health visionaries — people from health, design, technology, business, and government – to create solutions to the challenges of today’s health system. It is a mix of inspiring presentations, workshops, and discussions amongst those designing healthcare solutions. We discuss some of the themes and highlights from this year’s event.
Designing for the New Reality: Getting Rid of Pre-COVID Assumptions
Who would have expected that a global pandemic would have been the stimulus to radically increase the usage of digital spaces we employ every day for socialization, entertainment, work, and especially healthcare. Crises may affect our daily life, but COVID-19 has altered our future and caused new user behaviors and expectations. Unfortunately, bad design is ruling out whole sections of the population from the benefits of technology.
Designing for the New Reality: Getting Rid of Pre-COVID Assumptions
Who would have expected that a global pandemic would have been the stimulus to radically increase the usage of digital spaces we employ every day for socialization, entertainment, work, and especially healthcare. Crises may affect our daily life, but COVID-19 has altered our future and caused new user behaviors and expectations. Unfortunately, bad design is ruling out whole sections of the population from the benefits of technology.
Diversity in Design Matters in Health Tech
In this issue, Amy Oughton founder and CEO of Dream in Color, discusses the value added by having a diverse UX team, especially in healthcare. Bringing together a diverse team is extremely important in the development of comprehensive health tech products and solutions that improve the lives of all medical professionals and patients. As designers, we’re working towards the best-case user response that “this was designed for me by someone like me, who truly understands me and my situation.” When we bring together a diverse design team, results like these are possible.