From the article: Research through Design projects in the health domain often involve collaborations of design and healthcare researchers. All partners have their own ideas and expectations with regard to what they consider valid ways to support their work. The evidence-based approach that dominates …

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Service design is literally the design of services. Service designers improve existing services or design completely new ones. Nothing new so far. Services have been around for centuries, and every service was conceived and designed by someone. However, service design takes a different angle; a different …

Digital technologies permeate and transform organisational practices. As a society, we need means to explore the uncharted terrain that lies ahead and the desirability and consequences of possible courses of action to move forward. We investigate a design approach, called ‘future probing’, to envision …

In this paper we explore the influence of the physical and social environment (the design space) son the formation of shared understanding in multidisciplinary design teams. We concentrate on the creative design meeting as a microenvironment for studying processes of design communication. Our applied …

Hospital staff frequently has to cope with complex information, unpredictable circumstances, and prompt decision making. In such an environment, even the “Gods in white” are susceptible to fatigue and error. Noncompliance with hand hygiene guidelines in hospitals is one of these errors and enhances the …

Author supplied: Abstract How can you provide health clubs with the possibility of offering innovative and differentiating services in an increasingly competitive and rapidly changing environment? This was the issue raised by the Dutch health club industry, which has grown rapidly in recent years. …

From the article : "In this paper the implications of different research approaches and methods are illustrated by using two projects of the authors. Both projects take place in the same context: exploring participatory innovation within Small-to-Medium sized Enterprizes (SMEs). The main aspects coming …

Uit het artikel: "Social media zijn alle internettoepassingen waarmee het mogelijk is om informatie met elkaar te delen op een gebruiksvriendelijke en aantrekkelijke wijze. Niet alleen informatie in de vorm van tekst, maar ook geluid en beeld worden gedeeld via social media websites. Bekende voorbeelden …

Gedrag van grote groepen mensen speelt een belangrijke rol in zowel het ontstaan en in stand houden van de problemen op het gebied van gezondheid en energie en milieu, als ook in de oplossing er van. De overheid, bedrijven en organisaties willen burgers, consumenten en werknemers aanzetten tot het maken van …