A Whizz through Product Design & morefor the SOAPBOX Innovation Challenge

Sue Fairburn Lecturer/Research in DesignGray’s School of Art/Robert Gordon University Aberdeen Scotland

@FairburnS

Let’s talk: *Innovation *Product Design *Knowledge translation

then it’s YOUR TURN…

we are a knowledge-based population.

Sue Fairburn – Robert Gordon University: s.fairburn@rgu.ac.uk

Innovation is about using our knowledge & working collectively to make ideas.

Sue Fairburn – Robert Gordon University: s.fairburn@rgu.ac.uk

Knowledge Translation | Design

Interdisciplinary “New” to Public Health Starts with a problem Involves ‘Users’ Context dependent Many different models

But, what is needed to translate new ideas and technologies

into meaningful Public Health innovations?

Integrated healthcare

BAMBULANCE – Emergency patient transport device - by Design for Development Society www.dfd.org

Accessible healthcare

Integrated healthcare (2015) by ErgonomiDesign

Interactive & Remote

Trunky and Monkey – Malnutrition Detector by Royal Phillips Electronics

Low-cost solutions

Innovative solutions

Provocative solutions

Mobile solutions

Innovation by Design is about collaboration.

A starting point…

design is an experiential activity whereby stories of real people inspire innovation

remember…

Empathize: Observe the needs of the Patient/User

Define The problem:

“In developing countries, transport systems can be

very limited and motorized transport can

be unavailable or inappropriate. What can

design do to improve emergency transit times

and access to healthcare?”

Ideate

Sue Fairburn – Robert Gordon University: s.fairburn@rgu.ac.uk

YOU CAN USE THIS!!!

http://www.nesta.org.uk/resources/fast-idea-

generator

Prototype: Emergency Medical Transportation Device (Bike Ambulance) made out locally available bamboo.

BAMBULANCE: Design for Development Society:

Test: “Bambulance”Who’s interested: Villages, Healthcare Centres, etc.

“Sometimes the difference between life and death can come down to a pair of wheels.”

Healthcare Innovations by Design:

• Healthcare is about people and their everyday habits & routines

• First focus on the problem not the solution

• Observe, listen, try and then do it all again

• Remove unnecessary barriers• Design: make it visual/tangible so

others can see your idea.

Thanks.

Your role: To scheme, plan, make, mark out, devise, choose, designate, collaborate, appoint…and make ideas visible & tangible