This is an overview of the human centered, innovative design process used on the Medical Device Design course at NCAD Dublin, Ireland

1. The Medical Device Design Process

2. 1746 Robert West Drawing School
Dublin Society School of Drawing
Royal Dublin Society School of Drawing
1877 Dublin Metropolitan School of Art
1936 National College of Art
1971 National College of Art and Design
1976 NCAD Industrial Design
2009 MSc Medical Device Design
The History of NCAD

3. What is the design process?

5. The truth is it’s really messy…….

6. With so many things that can go wrong……

7. But then so is medicine……
“We look for medicine to be an orderly field of
knowledge and procedure. But it is not. It is an
imperfect science, an enterprise of constantly
changing knowledge, uncertain information,
fallible individuals, and at the same time lives on
the line. There is science in what we do, yes, but
also habit, intuition, and sometimes plain old
guessing. The gap between what we know and
what we aim for persists. And this gap
complicates everything we do.”
― Atul Gawande, Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
So how do we make sense of it?……

8. Engineers Vs Designers
Different approaches to design
By taking the Human First Approach

9. It starts with Contextual Research…..

10. Detailed task analysis to gain insight….

11. And putting yourself in the shoes
of the user….

13. And putting yourself in the shoes of the user allows
you to gain insights……

14. Each students then generates a range of concepts
through sketching and sketch modelling….

15. With `sketch modelling early and often…..

16. A range of concepts is presented…….

17. And the chosen concept(s) are further developed
and evaluated…….

18. Before the final design specification is
decided upon…..

19. And presented to our partners…….

20. Educating a new generation of human
focused designers and innovators