Healthcare User Experience Lab at The Creative School

Thank you to all that came out to the Planetary Health Design Jam! The innovation seen today was inspiring.

Special shout out to our winner, Taya Volk, who transformed all of the medical waste into recycled flower pots while keeping in mind the whole patient experience.

Design jam kick-off happened today! Can’t wait to see the student designs in 2 weeks!

ONE WEEK AWAY! Only 3 spots left!

The HUE Lab @ The Creative School is seeking creatives with a passion for the planet to participate in our 2023 Planetary Health Design Jam: Reimagining Medical Waste.

Students will be provided with a bag of common medical waste and tasked with repurposing it into anything new and useful. **$1000 award for winning design**

🌱 Info session and material distribution: March 17th @ 1:00pm-3:00pm in The Creative School Catalyst (RCC 2nd floor)
🌱 Design presentations and judging: March 31st @ 1:00pm-3:00pm in The Creative School Catalyst (RCC 2nd floor)

Interested? Have Questions? Visit https://forms.gle/TPhjCuvFfoYdcKry8 to fill out the google form or email the project coordinator @ [email protected]

The HUE Lab @ The Creative School is seeking creatives with a passion for the planet to participate in our 2023 Planetary Health Design Jam: Reimagining Medical Waste. Students will be provided with a bag of common medical waste and tasked with repurposing it into anything new and useful.

🌎Info session and material distribution: March 17th @ 1:00pm-3:00pm in The Creative School Catalyst (RCC 2nd floor)

🌎Design presentations and judging: March 31st @ 1:00pm-3:00pm in The Creative School Catalyst (RCC 2nd floor)

🌎Interested? Have Questions? Fill out this google form (https://forms.gle/wjDwhqA5LrrqBZrQ9) or email the project coordinator @ [email protected]

The Creative School Kingston University Unity Health Toronto

Calling all students of 📣📣

"Hack The Hospital 2", the hackathon designed to improve the life of pediatric patients WANTS YOU TO PARTICIPATE! 🏥🧸💙


📅February 18-19, 2023

Join the hackathon that connects leading hospitals in pediatric care,
real patients 👧🧒
and creative minds around the globe (YOU) 🌍

WHO is this for? Any business, tech, healthcare, or creative students

WHAT is expected? Work in multidisciplinary and international teams (formed by hackathon organizers) to ideate and prototype the hospital room of the future!

The prize? 2 winner ideas will be presented at the MWC Barcelona 2023

Link in bio for more info/free registration! Don’t delay! Registration closes on January 31!

Meet design duo, Nandni and Leticia. These runner-ups impressed our panel with their post-op bra design “Mammilla”. With carefully thought out materials, design, and a new, innovative magnetic fastening system, these 2 fashion design students showed us the value of collaborative work.

Meet runner-up, Arshnain Madaan. This 1st-year Fashion MA student came forth with a thorough research analysis of all existing post-operative bra designs. Arshnains methodical work resulted in a very well-thought-out design prototype. Thank you for sharing your research with us, Arshnain!

Meet one of our runner-ups, Emily Ives. This first-year Fashion Design student blew the interview panel away with her thorough research, and practical design solutions. Emily is the owner of her own Clothing brand “Emily Ann’s Designs” as well as an avid volunteer worker in her hometown. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and ideas with us, Emily!

Meet one of our runner-ups, Emily Ives. This first-year Fashion Design student blew the interview panel away with her thorough research, and practical design solutions. Emily is the owner of her own Clothing brand “Emily Ann’s Designs” as well as an avid volunteer worker in her hometown. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and ideas with us, Emily!

Meet the winner of the Surgical Bra Redesign opportunity! Jo-Ann Harris, 4th-year Fashion Design student, is a seamstress who owns her own lingerie, swimwear, and loungewear brand “JEC Apparel”.

Jo-Ann’s design pitch demonstrated an exceptional understanding of past patient experience with existing surgical bras, as well as the opportunities where improvement is necessary.

We look forward to following Jo-Ann’s journey throughout this internship!

Dr. Jory Simpson, Surgical Oncologist and founder of “Patient as Teacher” on the importance of patient involvement and user-centered design in healthcare.

Dr. Jessica Mudry, founder of the HUE Lab, touches on the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration at all levels of the design process in healthcare.