Overview
- Outlines the multidisciplinary approach to design, commercialization and market research behind some of the world’s most successful medical product, services and systems
- Presents both secondary case studies as well as primary case studies the authors have directed themselves in industry
- Provides a framework for determining the best type of solution for any given problem or opportunity
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Part II
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Reviews
“Nusem, Straker and Wrigley’s new book provides a fresh perspective on the world of medical device design, offering insights into how this complex ecosystem can be navigated. I highly recommend it as a design component when teaching biomedical engineering.” (Dr Shaun Gregory, Senior Research Fellow, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University)
“An essential read for anyone interested in how design thinking can revolutionize modern medicine. The authors’ extensive experience provides excellent case studies into the potential for design to impact on quality of life in healthcare.” (Professor Philip Poronnik, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Dr Karla Straker is an Early Career Development Fellow in the Design Lab at University of Sydney. She is co-author of the books Affected: Emotionally Engaging Customers in the Digital Age (2018), and Design. Think. Make. Break. Repeat (2018).
Professor Cara Wrigley is Director of the Design Innovation Research Group at University of Sydney, leading a team of researchers on projects spanning healthcare, science, business and defence. She is a prolific author and thought leader in the field.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Design Innovation for Health and Medicine
Authors: Erez Nusem, Karla Straker, Cara Wrigley
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4362-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-4361-6Published: 06 September 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-4364-7Published: 07 September 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-4362-3Published: 05 September 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 168
Number of Illustrations: 48 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sociology, general, Design, general, Health Care Management, Medicine/Public Health, general