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DESIGN WEEK: A CHALLENGE FOR DESIGNERS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS

dc.creatorJUAN CARLOS BRIEDE WESTERMEYER
dc.date2017
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-10T14:36:02Z
dc.date.available2025-01-10T14:36:02Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractHEALTH DISPARITIES CONTINUE TO POSE A CHALLENGE TO LESSER-DEVELOPED NATIONS. AS A RESULT, AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH IS NEEDED TO ADDRESS THIS COMPLEX PROBLEM AND DEVELOP INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS. IN THE PRESENT STUDY, DESIGN STUDENTS AND STUDENTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH (WHOSE CURRICULUM PROVIDES FEW OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH DESIGN) PARTICIPATED IN AN INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGN WORKSHOP AIMED AT DEVELOPING PRODUCT SOLUTIONS TO ISSUES FACED IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR. TWENTY-ONE INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STUDENTS AND EIGHT PUBLIC HEALTH STUDENTS WERE DIVIDED INTO HETEROGENEOUS GROUPS, ASKED TO IDENTIFY A CHALLENGE FACING HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, AND FINALLY DESIGN AN OBJECT-ORIENTED SOLUTION. INITIAL CONCLUSIONS SHOW THAT STUDENTS FAVOURED THE WORKSHOP?S EMPHASIS ON INNOVATIVE THINKING ACROSS DISCIPLINES. OVERALL, THE WORKSHOP PROMOTED INTERDISCIPLINARY DIALOGUE FROM THE OUTSET AND ENSURED THAT EACH AND EVERY PARTICIPANT CONTRIBUTED TO THE DESIGN PROCESS, THEREBY FACILITATING A VIEW OF DESIGN CONSISTENT WITH THE PROCEDURES, REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS OF STUDENTS CONTEXT.
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dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-981-10-3521-0_79
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.ubiobio.cl/handle/123456789/8138
dc.languagespa
dc.publisherRESEARCH INTO DESIGN FOR COMMUNITIES
dc.relation.uri10.1007/978-981-10-3521-0_79
dc.rightsPUBLICADA
dc.subjectSocial role
dc.subjectInterdisciplinary
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectDesign
dc.subjectCreativity
dc.subjectCommunity
dc.subjectCollaboration
dc.titleDESIGN WEEK: A CHALLENGE FOR DESIGNERS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS
dc.title.alternativeSEMANA DEL DISEÑO: UN DESAFÍO PARA DISEÑADORES Y ESTUDIANTES DE MEDICINA
dc.typeCAPÍTULO DE LIBRO
dspace.entity.typePublication
ubb.EstadoPUBLICADA
ubb.SedeCONCEPCIÓN
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