Presenting Your Design
Over the past few months I have been working with my design group to identify needs and brainstorm possible solutions. As I mentioned in my previous post, our first design did not address the overarching need we later identified. It was difficult to come back to the drawing board after all of the time and effort we had spent on our initial designs. In the end though, it worked out for the best. After many hours of research, interviews, shadowing, and discussion, we have finally reached a decision as to a design that would best address the need to increase nurse involvement in X-ray procedures for NICU patients because their expertise is needed to adjust the patient and ensure that the process is safe for all of those involved. In just one day everyone will be presenting their design projects through five minute videos! Through the video-making process I’ve realized that much of the work that happens behind-the-scenes is not presented to the general public. Even in videos that are meant to highlight the design process, it is difficult to portray all of the work put into observing, brainstorming, prototyping, testing ,etc. Although at first five minutes may seem like a significant amount of time, my group soon realized that it wasn’t. The time constraint forced us to consider what was most important to relay to the audience. From observations, to needs, to how our project evolved over time, to prototypes and its limitations, there was much to cover. Overall, I found the process of recording everything we’ve done this semester in terms of our medical center team project a great way to reflect on everything we’ve worked on and our approach to the project.
BME Design 