Abstract
Designing for healthcare is uniquely challenging when designers have limited access to data and clinicians have little time to engage in the design process. In this work, we reflect on our experiences as design researchers working in Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) to offer practical tactics for overcoming these constraints. Wepresentacasestudydemonstratingarapid, iterativeapproachthatleveragesopen‐source proxydataandremotemicro‐workshopswithclinicians. Thismethodallowsustoderivemeaningfulin‐ sights without requiring extensive healthcare datasets or prolonged clinician engagement. Fromourpro‐ cess, weextractkeylessonstoguidedesignersseekingtoengagewiththeclinicaldomaindespitethecom‐ mon constraints it presents. By shifting the conversation from domain constraints to design capabilities, thispapercontributesapracticalapproachfordesignersengagingwiththeclinicalfieldandacalltoex‐ plore alternative ways of working in healthcare settings.
Keywords
Healthcaredesign; Designtactics; Opensourceproxydata; Micro‐workshops; Remotepatient monitoring
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2025.881
Citation
Calota, M.S.,and Huang, J.(2025) No Data, No Time: Designing for Healthcare Using Proxy Datasets and Micro‐workshops with Clinicians, in Chang, C.-Y., and Hsu, Y. (eds.), IASDR 2025: Design Next, 02-05 December, Taiwan. https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2025.881
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Conference Track
Track 9 - Healthcare Design
No Data, No Time: Designing for Healthcare Using Proxy Datasets and Micro‐workshops with Clinicians
Designing for healthcare is uniquely challenging when designers have limited access to data and clinicians have little time to engage in the design process. In this work, we reflect on our experiences as design researchers working in Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) to offer practical tactics for overcoming these constraints. Wepresentacasestudydemonstratingarapid, iterativeapproachthatleveragesopen‐source proxydataandremotemicro‐workshopswithclinicians. Thismethodallowsustoderivemeaningfulin‐ sights without requiring extensive healthcare datasets or prolonged clinician engagement. Fromourpro‐ cess, weextractkeylessonstoguidedesignersseekingtoengagewiththeclinicaldomaindespitethecom‐ mon constraints it presents. By shifting the conversation from domain constraints to design capabilities, thispapercontributesapracticalapproachfordesignersengagingwiththeclinicalfieldandacalltoex‐ plore alternative ways of working in healthcare settings.