post 5 – some thoughts on the class
First, a small, picky, wording thing. With the name of the class being “Design and Innovation in Medicine,” alot of people came into this class with the idea it would look like our version of Design and Discovery. I was expecting the last four weeks of the class to look like more like the entire semester, and I think others did too! It seems like there was A LOT of need identification, so maybe a title that included observation, etc. would be a little more accurate. Or at least a description that agrees with that.
Regardless, I think my abilities to identify a need and also not get caught into one type of solution were strengthened. I think that I was able to have a better eye for observation, and overall my definition of design has broadened to include things like the PHP project, methods, etc.
It’s not just creating physical things, but it is about improving a product, habit, way of life, function, and so many more things that just involve people. Design, for me, really is a study of how people work and think, and how other people can create something that impacts the way people work and think for the better.
BME Design 