The Embedded Designer: Making designers an integral part of your healthcare team

An honest look at the cultures of design and healthcare, where they overlap and where there's room to grow. Presented at Healthcare Experience Design in Boston March 2013.

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1. THE EMBEDDED DESIGNER
   how to make designers an
   integral part of your team
   cassie mcdaniel @cassiemc
   hello@cassiemcdaniel.com healthcare human factors
   

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2. the plan
   who am i
   myth of the magical creative
   a few good examples
   project collaboration
   short-term collaboration
   skill-sharing
   everything else
   questions?
   

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3. who am i?
   

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6. team structure
   

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7. team icon by Björn Andersson The Noun Project
   team structure
   

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8. team icon by Björn Andersson The Noun Project
   managers designers developers
   team structure
   

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9. team icon by Björn Andersson The Noun Project
   designers
   UI, ux, graphic
   and industrial
   designers
   human factors
   designers
   team structure
   

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10. www.cassiemcdaniel.com/blog
    18 months
    17k
    words
    

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12. SCHOOL
    UK
    TORONTO
    freelance &
    writing
    HEALTHCARE
    digital agencies
    vs
    hospital
    what am i
    doing with
    my life?
    

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13. myth of the magical creative
    

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14. myth of the magical creative
    "User Experience Unicorn" is
    a very nice title. we can just
    update the Job Descriptions
    to: "create double rainbows
    wherever you go!"
    Rob Manson
    

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15. myth of the magical creative
    a designer requires
    honest feedback and
    real criticism and that
    is not going to happen
    where colleagues or
    clients are worried
    about crushing the
    spirit of a magical being
    mike monteiro, design is a job
    

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16. image by helen tseng / dribbble.com/chirp
    myth of the magical creative
    

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17. information architect
    user experience designer
    user interface designer
    graphic designer
    communication designer
    print designer
    interactive designer
    web designer
    front end designer
    industrial designer
    human factors designer
    art / creative director
    myth of the magical creative
    

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18. hire for the right skill set
    

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19. hire for the right skill set
    

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20. create competitive positions
    

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21. project
    collaboration
    

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39. short - term
    collaboration
    

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41. design advisers
    at the design bar
    

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42. jay vidyarthi
    

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43. derek kinsman
    behrouz hairiri
    

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44. mark staplehurst
    

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46. pj stephens
    

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47. the most impressive
    part about this
    weekend was meeting
    the designers
    dr. Allan Steingart, psychiatrist
    

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48. It was really cool to see
    engineers and healthcare
    professionals thinking
    about design and imagining
    different user experiences
    jay vidyarthi, ux designer at yu centrik
    

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49. play days
    

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50. Google’s 20 Percent
    Factor has cultivated
    some of Google’s most
    innovative products.
    www.forbes.com/sites/glennllopis/
    2013/03/18/study-reveals-the-workforce-is-
    not-innovative-enough/
    

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55. skill-sharing
    

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59. what do we
    need?
    

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60. HEROES
    

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62. community
    

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64. meet-ups
    chats
    hackathons
    open-doors
    support
    social media
    

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65. space
    

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66. to experiment
    

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67. to be different
    

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68. to fail
    

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69. teachers
    

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71. writing
    

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72. respect
    

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73. myth of the magical creative
    when it comes to scientific
    research specialist knowledge is
    undoubtedly the most important
    factor but the involvement of
    designers can help to identify
    constructive applications
    ALICE RAWSTHORN, New York Times
    

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75. edu & training
    12-14
    years
    edu & training
    4
    years
    

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76. edu & training
    12-14
    years
    edu & training
    4
    years
    experience
    8-10
    years
    

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77. respect
    teachers
    community
    HEROES
    

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81. resources
    your next steps
    http://folyo.me/guides/how_to_pick_a_great_designer
    hiring a great designer
    mike monteiro / a book apart
    design is a job
    vimeo.com/34081566
    ben chestnut - permission to be creative
    www.creativegroup.com/SalaryCenter
    the creative group: paylandia
    

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82. thank you!
    @cassiemc
    www.cassiemcdaniel.com
    @healthcarehf
    humanfactors.ca
    

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