I would like to share with you
three 1 credit cross-campus classes offered through the AMID (Apparel
Merchandising and Interior Design) department inside the College of Arts and
Sciences available for undergraduates and graduate students alike. These
classes are offered throughout the Spring 2014 semester and have no
pre-requisites; students will spend three days in the class and on Saturday
will travel to Columbus, IN.
For
more information on the courses please contact the course instructor Professor
Kevin Lair (kslair@indiana.edu).
Design Innovations [Wicked Problems]
Workshop
I- January 24th 5-8pm,
January 25th 9-6pm, January 26th 12-6pm
Design thinking is the application of design sensibilities and methods regardless of the subject
or context. This term has gained wide interest in business and other areas as a driver for innovation and business growth. Design disciplines should be applied appropriately in the service of “rule
bending innovation” as asserted by Marty Neumeir. The core competency of design is in the
service of addressing what Horst and Rittel
defined as “wicked problems”. “Wicked problems”
are complex, dynamic and contextual.
The first workshop
introduces the concepts of design innovations and wicked problems.
The presentation will demonstrate design
innovation to address a current wicked
problem. The second
workshop will introduce
the wicked problem of creating
affordable, accessible and sustainable
healthcare for all.
Design Innovations [Personal
Health Management]
Workshop
II - February 21st 5-8pm, February 22nd 9-6pm, February 23rd 12-6pm
The second workshop will introduce the wicked problem of creating
affordable, accessible and sustainable healthcare for all. One of the
primary goals of healthcare is to develop
preventive care and patient-centric models.
Patients who take greater shared responsibility can greatly lower the cost and improve
health outcomes. The patient-centric model is based on healthcare providers giving
patients the support, information and motivational tools to adhere
to medical needs and healthy
lifestyles. This is also referred
to as “personal health management” (PHM)
The Innovation Center at Columbus Regional
Health (CRH) - CRH are experts in healthcare delivery and through their new Innovation Center will be pursuing
new ways that expand and enhance how healthcare is provided to the people
in the region.
CRH will be our
community partners for this
workshop as we use design
thinking in the
context of healthcare. The “wickedness” of personal health management is based on the complexity of shifting business
models, coordinating diverse stakeholders, adopting
new practices, and supporting behavior change that is customized for each individual. The culmination of the workshop will be a presentation to CRH leaders. The presentation will demonstrate design innovation to address personal
health management.
Design Innovations [mHealth and WiGiT]
Workshop
III - April 4th 5-8pm,
April 5th 9-6pm,
April 6th 12-6pm
In the Health Institutes publication “Healthcare Unwired”
the potential of mobile health (mHealth) is described: “mobile
health could provide needed connections: for patients
who delay care because
they’re too busy to wait in a doctor’s office;
for physicians who don’t
have enough time to spend with patients; for device companies that want to monitor
the performance of their devices;
for pharmaceutical companies that want
to ensure patients
are taking the medicines they need; for hospitals that don’t have the capital
to build more beds.” Our focus in Design
Innovations [mHealth and WiGiT] will be creating
a regional system for personal
health management leveraging the potential of mHealth.
mHealth and PHM face the challenge of how to share private information and bridge between
professional and non-professional care communities. We will explore the potential of secure sharing of any digital
device, application or resource through the innovation of Wireless
Grids. The Wireless Grids
Innovation Testbed (WiGiT) is an organization composed
of many schools,
businesses and government groups to support
the development of open specifications for wireless communication. The culmination of the workshop will be a presentation to CRH, WiGiT and other experts. The presentation will demonstrate design
innovation in advancing the potential of mHealth in the Columbus community.
