EcoToxXplorer: Leveraging Design Thinking to Develop a Standardized Web‐Based Transcriptomics Analytics Platform for Diverse Users

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Othman Soufan ◽  
Jessica Ewald ◽  
Guangyan Zhou ◽  
Orcun Hacariz ◽  
Emily Boulanger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Design Thinking ◽  
Web Based

Evaluating Human-Centred Design for Public Health: A Case Study on Developing a Healthcare App with Refugee Communities. (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebeccah Bartlett
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Culturally Relevant ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Underserved Populations ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Service Utilisation ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Human Centred Design

BACKGROUND Australian women from migrant and refugee communities report less sexual and reproductive health (SRH) awareness. They experience reduced access to SRH-specific care as well as culturally-relevant support that could assist them to make evidence-based decisions about their own health and service utilisation. Addressing public health problems through human-centred design (HCD) is an ethical and effective approach to developing solutions with underserved populations that are more likely to experience significant disadvantage or social marginalisation. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the HCD approach that Shifra, a small Australian-based not-for-profit focused on improving access to healthcare for refugees and new migrants, undertook in developing a web-based application to deliver local, evidence-based and culturally relevant SRH information to its users. The evaluation focused on the following three questions: 1. To what extent did Shifra complete all the steps of the design thinking process shown? 2. To what extent did the final Shifra app incorporate the contributions of all co-designers? 3. To what extent were the co-designers satisfied with the process? METHODS The primary data for the first question involved a thorough review of all of Shifra’s organisational documents. Since there is a notable lack of validated tools evaluate HCD projects a maturity rubric was designed to synthesise the findings from the document review. This rubric was developed through consultation and several iterations of feedback from the expert panel were used to improve the usability, completeness and level of detail of the rubric. RESULTS A co-design process was successfully applied to the development of a web-based app for refugee and migrant women in reproductive health. This evaluation also yielded several important recommendations for improving Shifra’s HCD approach moving forward, findings that can be applied to other projects seeking to undertake an authentic community co-design process. First, with so many people of diverse backgrounds contributing to the project, clear communication about roles and expectations is critical. Second, it is important to set realistic expectations and role clarifications with co-designers. Third, it is important not to view all end users as interchangeable. Finally, by setting aside adequate time to develop collaborative relationships amongst all co-design groups the HCD process is an opportunity to give power and control back to the end user population for whom one is designing the health intervention. CONCLUSIONS Improving refugees’ access to SRH is complex and multidimensional and requires innovative and thoughtful problem solving. HCD is one way to address complex problems in an ethical and effective way and it is how Shifra chose to approach the development of its solution to this problem. This evaluation of Shifra’s HCD approach provides a helpful and rigorous guide in reporting that may encourage other organisations undertaking HCD work to evaluate their own implementation. CLINICALTRIAL N/A

The Design and Implementation of Net English Teaching System Based on WEB Technology

2014 ◽  
Vol 687-691 ◽  
pp. 1852-1855 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Ping Gong
Keyword(s):  
Design Thinking ◽  
Action Learning ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Learning Resources ◽  
Web Based ◽  
College English ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Regulated Learning ◽  
Evaluation Platform

In this paper, the author first analyze the current situation of the present domestic Web-based college English learning platform, analyze and summarize the problems exists, and propose research objectives of this subject. Then, to explore the guidance of theory that design and develop a web-based college English self-regulated learning platform required for; On this basis, according to relevant learning theories and principles of design and development in light of the characteristics of college English and the actual needs, put forward the overall design thinking of developing a web-based College English self-regulated learning platform, constructed the whole platform, design the function and the database detailed, and to carry out specific development. The platform provides students with learning tools, learning resources, exchange platform, test and evaluation platform; can evaluate the learning action, learning processes and learning outcomes of students, students can understand their own learning from the evaluation platform, and then adjust their own learning to obtain high quality and efficiency of learning. Teachers can also use the course release module to enrich the learning resources and realize to share labor of a number of teachers. In order to test the real application of this platform, tested this platform in practice teaching to analyze self-learning process of the students, and an analysis of the data collated. Finally, sum up the characteristics of the platform, as well as inadequacies, and in the basis, outlook the future research direction and focus for future research.

Evaluating Web-Based Brainstorming for Design Thinking in Businesses

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Parag Uma Kosalge ◽  
Suzanne Crampton ◽  
Ashok Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Design Thinking ◽  
Web Based

Developing a 3D Game Design Authoring Package to Assist Students’ Visualization Process in Design Thinking

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-Shiou Kuo ◽  
Tsung-Yen Chuang
Keyword(s):  
3D Modeling ◽  
Game Design ◽  
3D Model ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
3D Visualization ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Web Technologies ◽  
3D Game ◽  
Visualization Process ◽  
Game Designer

The teaching of 3D digital game design requires the development of students’ meta-skills, from story creativity to 3D model construction, and even the visualization process in design thinking. The characteristics a good game designer should possess have been identified as including redesign things, creativity thinking and the ability to visualize ideas from imagination. Therefore, 3D visualization is a key skill in this context. To help students fully focus on game design rather than on complicated 3D modeling or animation skills, this study developed an authoring package that is integrated with Google 3D Warehouse, SketchUp, and a web-based 3D multi-user platform: 3D Cyber Worlds. The proposed game design authoring package was used with 53 college students for one semester, while a total of 108 students were involved in the overall study. The results indicate that the package achieved its aim of in assisting students in the game design process, including that of 3D modeling, and is feasible for future development using advance web technologies. Examples of the students’ game design projects and feedback on the use of this authoring package are also presented and discussed.

scholarly journals The Development of a Web-Based, Patient-Centered Intervention for Patients With Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CMyLife): Design Thinking Development Approach

10.2196/15895 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. e15895 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geneviève ICG Ector ◽  
Peter E Westerweel ◽  
Rosella PMG Hermens ◽  
Karin AE Braspenning ◽  
Barend CM Heeren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Treatment Outcomes ◽  
Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Web Based

Background With the global rise in chronic health conditions, health care is transforming, and patient empowerment is being emphasized to improve treatment outcomes and reduce health care costs. Patient-centered innovations are needed. We focused on patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), a chronic disease with a generally good long-term prognosis because of the advent of tyrosine kinase inhibitors. However, both medication adherence by patients and guideline adherence by physicians are suboptimal, unnecessarily jeopardizing treatment outcomes. Objective The aim of this study was to develop a patient-centered innovation for patients with CML using a design thinking methodology. Methods The 5 phases of design thinking (ie, empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test) were completed, and each phase started with the patient. Stakeholders and end users were identified and interviewed, and observations in the care system were made. Using tools in human-centered design, problems were defined and various prototypes of solutions were generated. These were evaluated by patients and stakeholders and then further refined. Results The patients desired (1) insights into their own disease; (2) insights into the symptoms experienced, both in terms of knowledge and comprehension; and (3) improvements in the organization of care delivery. A web-based platform, CMyLife, was developed and pilot-tested. It has multiple features, all targeting parts of the bigger solution, including a website with reliable information and a forum, a guideline app, personal medical records with logs of symptoms and laboratory results (including a molecular marker and linked to the guideline app), tailored feedback based on the patients’ symptoms and/or results, screen-to-screen consulting, delivery of medication, and the collection of blood samples at home. Conclusions The multifeatured innovation, CMyLife, was developed in a multidisciplinary way and with active patient participation. The aim of developing CMyLife was to give patients the tools to monitor their results, interpret these results, and act on them. With this tool, they are provided with the know-how to consider their results in relation to their personal care process. Whether CMyLife achieves its goal and the evaluation of the added value will be the focus of future studies. CML could become the first malignancy for which patients are able to monitor and manage their disease by themselves.

scholarly journals Design Thinking for Urban Water Sustainability in Huelva’s Households: Needfinding and Synthesis through Statistic Clustering

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo Bermejo-Martín ◽  
Carlos Rodríguez-Monroy ◽  
Yilsy M. Núñez-Guerrero
Keyword(s):  
Design Thinking ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Urban Water ◽  
Systems Methodology ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Product Service Systems

This article shows the numerical results and the analysis of households' degree of knowledge in an intermediary city such as Huelva (Andalusia, Spain) about the sustainable use of urban water. It analyzes the needs and values regarding water and the attitudes that households maintain regarding the acceptance of reclaimed water and the use of new technologies to achieve more efficient and sustainable consumption. These results are part of the stages of needfinding and synthesis of Design Thinking methodology, adopted as a framework to improve the efficiency and sustainability of urban water among households in this city. Different statistical analysis techniques of surveys sent to households and the use of clustering are the mathematical tools used to draw conclusions and recommendations that allow the design of a web-based prototype grounded on Product Service Systems methodology, as a tool to improve the engagement of households concerning water and align citizens with the sustainability of their city. Strategies of customization and technological facilitators will be the means to improve the hydrosocial contract among households in Huelva in future later stages of the project.

scholarly journals Online resources for dissemination and implementation science: Meeting demand and lessons learned

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 259-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan S. Ford ◽  
Borsika Rabin ◽  
Elaine H. Morrato ◽  
Russell E. Glasgow
Keyword(s):  
Workforce Development ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Online Resources ◽  
Dissemination And Implementation ◽  
Translational Science ◽  
Educational Materials ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Science Theory ◽  
Dissemination And Implementation Science

AbstractA dramatically increased interest in dissemination and implementation (D&I) science, with relatively few training programs for D&I scientists, highlights the need for innovative ways to deliver educational materials, training, and resources. We described nine interactive, web-based D&I science resources appropriate for trainees and Clinical and Translational Science Awards. We used audience feedback and design thinking to develop resources iteratively. Primary target users are T3–T4 researchers, although T2 researchers can benefit from “designing for dissemination” resources. Workforce development resources were used in D&I science workshops, as stand-alone, self-directed resources, and for consultations and trainings. We assessed resource design (purpose, functionality), usage, user experience and engagement. Educational resources addressed included: D&I science basics, pragmatic trials, getting proposals funded, designing for dissemination, and D&I science theory selection. We reviewed the purpose, functionality, status, and usage of these interactive resources. All resources engaged users; provided interactive feedback for learners; and linked users to additional learning resources. Online resources can be valuable for preparing clinical and translational mentees for research consultations, as follow-up training activities, and as D&I workforce development resources. The resources described are publicly available and we encourage their use, further development, and evaluation by Clinical and Translational Science Awards and other programs.

scholarly journals The Development of a Web-Based, Patient-Centered Intervention for Patients With Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CMyLife): Design Thinking Development Approach (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geneviève ICG Ector ◽  
Peter E Westerweel ◽  
Rosella PMG Hermens ◽  
Karin AE Braspenning ◽  
Barend CM Heeren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Treatment Outcomes ◽  
Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Web Based

BACKGROUND With the global rise in chronic health conditions, health care is transforming, and patient empowerment is being emphasized to improve treatment outcomes and reduce health care costs. Patient-centered innovations are needed. We focused on patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), a chronic disease with a generally good long-term prognosis because of the advent of tyrosine kinase inhibitors. However, both medication adherence by patients and guideline adherence by physicians are suboptimal, unnecessarily jeopardizing treatment outcomes. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to develop a patient-centered innovation for patients with CML using a design thinking methodology. METHODS The 5 phases of design thinking (ie, empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test) were completed, and each phase started with the patient. Stakeholders and end users were identified and interviewed, and observations in the care system were made. Using tools in human-centered design, problems were defined and various prototypes of solutions were generated. These were evaluated by patients and stakeholders and then further refined. RESULTS The patients desired (1) insights into their own disease; (2) insights into the symptoms experienced, both in terms of knowledge and comprehension; and (3) improvements in the organization of care delivery. A web-based platform, CMyLife, was developed and pilot-tested. It has multiple features, all targeting parts of the bigger solution, including a website with reliable information and a forum, a guideline app, personal medical records with logs of symptoms and laboratory results (including a molecular marker and linked to the guideline app), tailored feedback based on the patients’ symptoms and/or results, screen-to-screen consulting, delivery of medication, and the collection of blood samples at home. CONCLUSIONS The multifeatured innovation, CMyLife, was developed in a multidisciplinary way and with active patient participation. The aim of developing CMyLife was to give patients the tools to monitor their results, interpret these results, and act on them. With this tool, they are provided with the know-how to consider their results in relation to their personal care process. Whether CMyLife achieves its goal and the evaluation of the added value will be the focus of future studies. CML could become the first malignancy for which patients are able to monitor and manage their disease by themselves.

scholarly journals Designing Interactive Applications to Support Novel Activities

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyowon Lee ◽  
Nazlena Mohamad Ali ◽  
Lynda Hardman
Keyword(s):  
Design Thinking ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Multimedia Information Retrieval ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Design Decisions ◽  
Computational Tools ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Interactive Applications ◽  
Novel Applications

R&D in media-related technologies including multimedia, information retrieval, computer vision, and the semantic web is experimenting on a variety of computational tools that, if sufficiently matured, could support many novel activities that are not practiced today. Interactive technology demonstration systems produced typically at the end of their projects show great potential for taking advantage of technological possibilities. These demo systems or “demonstrators” are, even if crude or farfetched, a significant manifestation of the technologists’ visions in transforming emerging technologies into novel usage scenarios and applications. In this paper, we reflect on design processes and crucial design decisions made while designing some successful, web-based interactive demonstrators developed by the authors. We identify methodological issues in applying today’s requirement-driven usability engineering method to designing this type of novel applications and solicit a clearer distinction between designing mainstream applications and designing novel applications. More solution-oriented approaches leveraging design thinking are required, and more pragmatic evaluation criteria is needed that assess the role of the system in exploiting the technological possibilities to provoke further brainstorming and discussion. Such an approach will support a more efficient channelling of the technology-to-application transformation which are becoming increasingly crucial in today’s context of rich technological possibilities.

scholarly journals Design Thinking Methodology to Achieve Household Engagement in Urban Water Sustainability in the City of Huelva (Andalusia)

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 1943 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo Bermejo-Martín ◽  
Carlos Rodríguez-Monroy
Keyword(s):  
Water Use ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Research Proposal ◽  
Urban Water ◽  
Water Sustainability ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Pilot Experience ◽  
Efficient Water Use ◽  
The City

To advance to water sensitive cities (WSC) it will be necessary to achieve the commitment of the citizens, involving them in this transition. Citizen participation is considered essential, and one of the possible approaches to achieve this is through Design Thinking (DT), a human-centered methodology that allows creating a framework to develop the hydrosocial contract. The Suez group proposed the challenge of collecting initiatives to achieve more efficient use of urban water in homes, by conducting a pilot in one of its investee companies, Aguas de Huelva. Our research proposal, selected by the Suez group, to achieve greater engagement of households regarding efficient water use, was to develop a web-based prototype applying DT methodologies, which would allow us to generate new messages and meanings regarding water, producing an innovation of meaning that would enable tracking the progress of the results. This article describes the approved framework to carry out the pilot experience in the homes of the city of Huelva in Andalusia, Spain.

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