Design Thinking For Good: IBM Health Corps

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Guest Presenters/Facilitators:

Eoin Carroll (Lead Software Architect) and Rosie Martin (Senior Design Manager) at IBM Watson Health.

Focus:

Participative Workshop sharing insights from IBM Health Corps and techniques used in IBM Design Thinking.

Background:

Design Thinking is a user-centered technique for finding innovative solutions to complex problems. This hands-on workshop gives a taste of some of the activities which form part of Design Thinking. It will cover how the process is used as part of IBM's global pro-bono Health Corps programme, which aims to tackle health disparities.

Rosie will lead a hands-on Design Thinking workshop enabling participants to experience and learn some of the techniques involved in Design Thinking.

Eoin will describe the IBM Health Corps pro bono programme, focusing on the assignment in which he participated earlier this year. This assignment involved using Design Thinking when working with several community based non profits and public service groups to solve a real-world challenge.

Everyone welcome! You don't need any previous experience of Design Thinking.

Find out more about IBM's approach to Design Thinking:

https://www.ibm.com/design/ (https://www.ibm.com/design/)

Find out more about the IBM Health Corps pro-bono programme:

https://www.ibmhealthcorps.org/ (https://www.ibmhealthcorps.org/)

Information on Presenters:

Eoin Carroll is a Lead Software Architect with IBM Watson Health, where he works on the architecture of cloud-based Software as a Service products for the Health and Human services sectors. He is particularly focused on using ICT in innovative ways to improve health outcomes. He has participated in assignments with both the IBM Health Corps and IBM Corporate Services Corps (CSC) pro-bono programmes.

Rosie Martin is the Senior Design Manager and User Experience Lead for Government Health and Human Services in IBM Watson Health. With over 18 years experience as a user experience designer she is focused on understanding user’s daily tasks, behaviours and pain points and working with multidisciplinary teams to create innovative and enjoyable product solutions.