Design
Research
for
Healthcare
What Exactly is
Design Research?
Design research is a broad term for the process that designers use to better understand the underlying and sometimes hidden desires, needs, and challenges of end users, also known as the target audience.
The design research process involves studying qualitative and quantitative research metrics in order to fully understand the target audience along with their needs and behaviors. It also allows for the designers to immerse themselves in the client’s industry, gaining knowledge of the competitive landscape, and then custom tailoring a site around identified opportunities.
Create designs based on fact, not assumption
Empathize
Define
Ideate
Prototype
Test
Learn about the audience
Sharpen key questions
Test ideas and gain user feedback
Brainstorm and create solutions
Build representations of one or more ideas
What is Human-Centered Design?
Human-centered design (HCD) is a creative approach to problem-solving. The process starts with the people you're designing for and ends with new solutions that are tailor-made to suit their needs.
"You can't find a solution until you have a clear idea of what the problem is."
Human-centered design, and design as a whole, is as much about your head as it is your hands. We need to analyze our
But what are those root causes? And how might we as designers identify root causes?
Methods
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Quick intro about methods and their importance
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