Combining design research with microbiology to tackle drug-resistant infections in different home environments in Ghana: Challenging the boundaries of design thinking
Combining design research with microbiology to tackle drug-resistant infections in different home environments in Ghana: Challenging the boundaries of design thinking
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10.1080/14606925.2019.1595424
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2019-01-01
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Boakye, Daniel
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作者：
Tsekleves, Emmanuel;Darby, Andy;Boakye, Daniel
本文的目的是双重的。首先，介绍跨专业医学领域的设计研究工作，在这种情况下是抗菌素耐药性(AMR)领域的设计研究工作；第二，促进关于是否需要设计驱动研究的辩论，以探索通过专注于预防性设计反应来提供医疗保健的替代方式。这些观点在一个由国际设计主导的研究项目--灰尘兔子的探索中得到了解决。该项目独特地将设计研究和微生物学结合在一起，以提供对家庭清洁方面的社会实践的知情评估，并共同创造减少家庭感染的新解决方案。这种独特的跨学科合作(设计、微生物学、流行病学和社会科学)的发现和经验揭示了挑战设计思维边界的挑战和机遇的几个见解。
The aim of this paper is twofold. Firstly, to present design research work that crosses into specialist medical areas, in this instance that of antimicrobial resistance ( AMR); and secondly, to contribute to the debate on the need for design- driven research to explore alternative ways of delivering healthcare by focusing on preventive design responses. These points are addressed in the exploration of an international design- led research project, Dust Bunny. The project uniquely combines design research and microbiology to provide an informed assessment of societal practices in domestic cleanliness and to co- create novel solutions that reduce infections in the home. The findings and experiences from this unique transdisciplinary collaboration ( design, microbiology, epidemiology and social science) reveal several insights on the challenges and opportunities on challenging the boundaries of design thinking.