Design Thinking as a Mindset Shift for Innovation in Healthcare

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30682/diid7421n

Keywords:

Human-centred design, Healthcare, Children, Design Thinking, Maxillary malocclusion

Abstract

Design Thinking is a human-centred approach to problem solving and innovation that exploits design theories and methods to solve ill-defined problems. Recently it has been a popular subject of real-life applications in research and industrial endeavours for its original way to combine creative and analytical thinking, what is desirable from a human viewpoint with what is technologically feasible. This paper focuses on the application of Design Thinking in paediatric orthodontics. Through the analysis of a design case study, the paper picks up the threads of the challenges of devising a facemask for maxillary malocclusion. The case study shows how a Design Thinking mindset can make a holistic and creative approach flourishing, bringing together different competences at any stage of the design process. The methods of design allowed to translate the different languages of the stakeholders into a single narrative where the people’s journeys are clearly depicted, monitored, and supported.

Author Biographies

Patrizia Marti, Università degli Studi di Siena

Associate Professor at the Università degli Studi di Siena. She is Director of Santa Chiara Fab Lab where she manages participatory innovation projects. She has an interdisciplinary background in design and computing and a Ph.D. in Interaction Design. Her research activity concerns designing systems facing cultural, aesthetic and social issues through embodied experiences.

Flavio Lampus, Università degli Studi di Siena

Research Assistant at the Università degli Studi di Siena. He has an interdisciplinary background in computing and humanities. He is expert in digital fabrication with a Diploma of Fab Academy, the World Academy of Digital Manufacturing. His research at the Università degli Studi di Siena includes projects concerning the use of digital fabrication for medical applications.

Annamaria Recupero, Università degli Studi di Siena

Ph.D. in Psychology, is a Post-doc Researcher at the Department of Social Political and Cognitive Sciences, Università degli Studi di Siena. She collaborates with the Santa Chiara Fab Lab in research projects applying design thinking and co-design methods.

Lorenzo Franchi, Università degli Studi di Firenze

Associate Professor at the Università degli Studi di Firenze and Visiting Scholar at the University of Michigan, USA. He teaches Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics at the Università degli Studi di Firenze. He is Associate Editor of the European Journal of Orthodontics. His research interests are early treatment, treatment timing and dentofacial orthopaedics.

Cecilia Goracci, Università degli Studi di Siena

Associate Professor at the Università degli Studi di Siena. She has a Degree in Dentistry, a Specialty in Orthodontics and a Ph.D. in Dental Materials. At the Department of Medical Biotechnologies of the Università degli Studi di Siena she conducts teaching and research activities in the fields of Dental materials, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, while her clinical practice focuses on Orthodontics.

Simone Guercio, Università degli Studi di Siena

Collaborates with the Santa Chiara Fab Lab, Università degli Studi di Siena, as an expert in rapid prototyping, hardware and software design. He is the local instructor of Fab Academy, the World Academy of Digital Manufacturing, teaching digital fabrication techniques to students and young professionals.

Alessandro Vichi, University of Portsmouth

Senior Lecturer at the Dental Academy of the University of Portsmouth, UK, and Coordinator of the Master of Science in Advanced Aesthetic and Restorative Dentistry. He authored over 250 scientific publications and gave over 300 lectures and courses worldwide in Dental Materials, Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics.

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Published

2021-11-18

How to Cite

Marti, P., Lampus, F., Recupero, A., Franchi, L., Goracci, C., Guercio, S., & Vichi, A. (2021). Design Thinking as a Mindset Shift for Innovation in Healthcare. Diid — Disegno Industriale Industrial Design, (74), 12. https://doi.org/10.30682/diid7421n

Issue

No. 74 (2021): diid disegno industriale industrial design

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Designrama

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