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TY - JOUR
T1 - Combining design research with microbiology to tackle drug-resistant infections in different home environments in Ghana
T2 - Challenging the boundaries of design thinking
AU - Tsekleves, Emmanouil
AU - Darby, Andrew
AU - Ahorlu, Collins
AU - de Souza, Dziedzom
AU - Pickup, Roger William
AU - Boakye, Daniel
PY - 2019/5/31
Y1 - 2019/5/31
N2 - The aim of this paper is twofold. Firstly, to present design research workthat crosses into specialist medical areas, in this instance that of antimicrobialresistance (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.
AB - The aim of this paper is twofold. Firstly, to present design research workthat crosses into specialist medical areas, in this instance that of antimicrobialresistance (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.
U2 - 10.1080/14606925.2019.1595424
DO - 10.1080/14606925.2019.1595424
M3 - Journal article
VL - 22
SP - 347
EP - 358
JO - The Design Journal
JF - The Design Journal
SN - 1460-6925
IS - Suppl. 1
ER -