From Prototype to Proposition: a Design Perspective on Scaling The Box: Framing Design Opportunities for Scaling while Supporting an Efficient Workflow that Reduces the Burden on Healthcare Professionals

The Box contains monitoring devices patients can use to perform monitoring activities in the comfort of their home. The success of the service relies on active patient participation. With The Box, the treating medical team now has insights in the patient’s health condition from a distance. It doesn’t require the patient to be physically present...

Feel Good: Designing a sound experience to reduce stress and optimize sleep

Sleep is a vital restoration mechanism for our health and well-being. Deficiency in sleep can cause physical and mental health problems and reduced quality of life. How well we sleep is closely related to our behavior, and day to day stress can immensely influence sleep quality. Sound and music, on the other hand, is a powerful way to influence...

Joyful chores: A behavioural approach to design a new Philips Floor Care product that fosters well-being

Philips is facing a strategic re-orientation While Philips is most commonly known for their Consumer Lifestyle Products and the Lighting division, a growingly important part of the company is all about solutions in the health industry. Now, the two divisions Consumer Lifestyle and Healthcare will be integrated into one company focussing on...

Light for performance enhancement in the office environment

Light has a positive effect on people’s well-being. Most people feel more energetic and refreshed during bright and sunny summer days. When we are exposed to the right type of light, it helps to align our daily rhythm or wake us up more easily. Light can also influence our daily performance. Especially in the working environment, light can be an...