Human-centered design (HCD), in the context of infrastructure, means starting with the people who will use, experience and ...

Human-centered design offers a more holistic and people-driven approach to problem-solving and product development. Here’s why this hands-on method has continued to be popular among inventors and ...

It’s safe to say that digital health tools, including electronic health records (EHRs), haven’t always sparked excitement and joy among clinicans and providers. There are no excuses for poor usability ...

The design thinking process is a two-pronged approach that involves both empathetic ideology and a process that aims to find the best possible solution for gaps in the market or problems in a given ...

Nathan Eddy works as an independent filmmaker and journalist based in Berlin, specializing in architecture, business technology and healthcare IT. He is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill ...

While billions of dollars are spent on consumer insights to ensure that our potato chips are crispy, powerful data to fuel human-centered design are rarely applied by the social sector. An example of ...

Human factors (also referred to as human factors psychology and human factors engineering) is an applied field of study that examines human abilities, limitations, behaviors, and processes in order to ...

“Smart tech” is an umbrella term we created to describe advanced digital technologies that make decisions for people, instead of people. It includes Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its subsets and ...

Preparing to start your first year of college can be stressful—moving to what may be a new city, meeting new people and adjusting to college course expectations are all challenging transitions in the ...