IDSA Membership Meeting – 2018 Year In Review

IDSA’s Executive Director, Chris Livaudais, took some time during IDC 2019 in Chicago to provide an update to membership on the state of the Society. We use this annual opportunity […]

Design Voices: The Future of Healthcare and What it Means for the Role of Industrial Designers

Presenter: Stephen Wilcox, PhD, FIDSA The presentation starts with a summary of the changes that have taken place in healthcare, particularly with medical devices, over the past 30 years, then provides predictions of what will happen in the next 30 years. Medical care has changed dramatically; many of the procedures that we take for granted today […]

Design Voices: Designing Healthcare of the Future: Disease to Wellness to Swellness

Presenter: Clay Marsh, MD To sustainably improve the health of our population, health and healthy choices in communities need to become the norm. This presentation discusses our approach to this goal targeting the dimensions of health that include exercise, food, sleep, stress, social networks and family. We believe that the areas of Design and Design Thinking […]