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Concepts for a worn medical device for children
design research / design thinking

User-Centered Design: Phase 3 Ideate

For this installment in our series looking at the User-Centered Design (UCD) process, we get to the part that most people think of when they think about designing products. This …

A room filled with sorted affinity cards after research definition
design research / design thinking

User-Centered Design: Phase 2 Define

This is the second in our series that’s diving into the User-Centered Design (UCD) Process. In this article, we’ll be walking through the second phase of UCD, which is Define.   …

Preparing for user centered research
design research / design thinking

User-Centered Design: Phase 1 Discover

In a recent post, I talked about the importance of embracing both usability and usefulness in user-centered design in order to ensure the market success of a product. I argued …

Daedalus research photographing train engineers onboard a locomotive
design research / product development

Why Do Design Research – Part 1: Deconstructing the Excuses

It happens. A project has a tight budget or schedule or (gasp) both and the team decides something has to go. Design research is often that something. On the surface, …

Daedalus Researcher conducting an interview with a medical provider
design research / product development

How To Avoid the #1 Mistake in User Research

“So, you really think we need to talk to them [users]?” – Anonymous client As a product design firm, Daedalus advocates understanding the users of the products we design and …

Diagram depicting the various meanings of experience throughout the years, Richard Buchanan
design research / design thinking / product development

The Meaning of Experience

My mom is barely old enough to remember a world without color television. As far as I remember, we’ve always had a computer in the house, and my younger brother …

A clinical environment with a hospital bed, next to a home bedroom.
design research / product development

Differences to Consider Between Clinical and Home Environments: User Research

Several of our group recently presented at the 2011 Plastics in Medical Devices Conference, in Huron, Ohio. Here’s what Carolynn Johnson had to say on the importance of conducting Design …

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