Jan 5, 2021Wayfinding’s “Winter Storm Effect”On December 12, 2020 Northwest Lower Michigan experienced its first winter storm of the season. And combined with holiday lights and a wood-burning fireplace, it made for some spectacularly festive views. Blu, our 19-month-old Vizsla especially enjoyed a return to smashing through snowdrifts. But imagine if you were a tree…Healthcare5 min readHealthcare5 min read
Dec 14, 2020Wayfinding: the Importance of AssessmentGain an understanding of both physical and informational environments Which interaction would you choose? Scenario 1 You’re not feeling well: dizzy, a bit nauseated, a headache that keeps coming and going, occasional blurred vision. So you make an appointment with your primary care doctor. Once you sit down with him, he asks about your symptoms. You share…6 min read6 min read
Nov 10, 2020Announcing ID-LAB USAs of November 1st, Connect_CX have engaged in a global consortium of wayfinding specialists with offices centered in Australia, Croatia, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. …Wayfinding3 min readWayfinding3 min read
Oct 13, 2020The Moral Determinants of HealthLast week we had the opportunity to hear the latest podcast in Zeev Neuwirth’s series “Creating a New Healthcare” with episode #104, Reframing Healthcare — A Moral Imperative. The podcast focuses on two articles written by Dr. Berwick in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) that reframe our…Health Care Reform6 min readHealth Care Reform6 min read
Sep 1, 2020Design for Challenging Conversations“Child sexual abuse is truly a wicked problem, rooted in a complex interplay of individual, relational, community, and societal factors. A simple slogan on a bumper sticker isn’t going to end it. To create meaningful change we have to prevent child sexual abuse before it happens. We must build the…Research Methods3 min readResearch Methods3 min read
Jul 16, 2020No Better Time for Human-Centered DesignThe first six months of 2020 have been, in so many ways, unprecedented. As a society we’ve been called to actions, large and small, to preserve the well-being of those around us and across the globe. …Human Centered Design5 min readHuman Centered Design5 min read
May 26, 2020Déjà Vu: 5 Habits Learned from the Great Recession2009. The world as we knew it had changed in ways that we hadn’t fully grasped: from the ups and downs of 2007, including bankruptcies of companies dealing in something called “subprime mortgages” to inexplicable all-time highs in the stock market. In 2008 Fed intervention, government stimulus, the collapse of some…Innovation5 min readInnovation5 min read
Mar 11, 2020A Discipline of ContrastsAn interview with Connect_CX friend and colleague Sheila Delaney Moroney from Minneapolis-based Hennepin Healthcare. Current Title Patient Experience Officer (PXO) and Senior Director of Patient Experience Services Responsibilities of your role Strategic: As PXO, Sheila oversees strategic initiatives informed by the voice of the patient, helping leaders understand what Hennepin Healthcare’s…Healthcare7 min readHealthcare7 min read
Feb 17, 2020The Value of Design (as told to middle schoolers)On Friday, January 17 — the Friday before the long MLK weekend — I spoke to 8th grade students for Career Day at Traverse City West Middle School, introducing them to design as a profession. …Design5 min readDesign5 min read
Jan 20, 2020Healthcare and HomelessnessFor clients who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, we know that stable, safe housing is key to achieving and maintaining health. And yet, in so many cases, the only place where the housing and healthcare systems intersect is in the homeless client’s experience. Research conducted in 2019 among…Healthcare3 min readHealthcare3 min read