How can we create spaces that sustain, inspire, and even help us heal?
This was the premise of an article written by Toby Israel, Ph.D., visionary founder of the new field of Design Psychology, for the Nurture Report. Working with Toby to get this article published, I became fascinated with Design Psychology.
Design Psychology is the practice of architecture, planning and interior design in which psychology is the principal design tool, used to create places (not spaces) that are not only functional and beautiful, but also emotionally and socially fulfilling. The process begins with vision sessions not only of the space, but the people within the space to ensure that the end result will connect with all those who engage in the space and bring fulfillment across a range of human experience.
I’ve written about this chart before (an even more informative infographic can be found here.) Today, however, I thought it’d be a nice accompaniment to another discussion: ROI a.k.a. return on investment a.k.a. the Holy Grail when it comes to social media. This isn’t easy, and can be a long, arduous, and painful process, so if anyone has any additional ideas, please leave them in the comments!
Read on for an ROI discussion:
Here’s another great TEDMED presentation. Tim O’Reilly, founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media Inc, is thought to be the best computer book publisher in the business, and he uses his expertise and love of innovation, collaboration, and open-source software to talk about their applications to healthcare. His goal is to ‘change the world by spreading the knowledge of innovators’.
How do you innovate? How is that applicable to the future of healthcare?
