Problem-driven innovation models for emerging technologies

Soliman, Erfan; Mogefors, Daniel; Bergmann, Jeroen

doi:10.1007/s12553-020-00450-5

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“…Innovation in health care is characterized by a development or implementation cost trade-off. Therefore, it is critical that the most impactful innovations be prioritized based on a critical understanding of the underlying problem [ 108 ].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Application of Human-Centered Design Approaches in Health Research and Innovation: A Narrative Review of Current Practices

Göttgens¹,

Oertelt‐Prigione²

2021

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth

131

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Background Human-centered design (HCD) approaches to health care strive to support the development of innovative, effective, and person-centered solutions for health care. Although their use is increasing, there is no integral overview describing the details of HCD methods in health innovations. Objective This review aims to explore the current practices of HCD approaches for the development of health innovations, with the aim of providing an overview of the applied methods for participatory and HCD processes and highlighting their shortcomings for further research. Methods A narrative review of health research was conducted based on systematic electronic searches in the PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and Sociological Abstracts (2000-2020) databases using keywords related to human-centered design, design thinking (DT), and user-centered design (UCD). Abstracts and full-text articles were screened by 2 reviewers independently based on predefined inclusion criteria. Data extraction focused on the methodology used throughout the research process, the choice of methods in different phases of the innovation cycle, and the level of engagement of end users. Results This review summarizes the application of HCD practices across various areas of health innovation. All approaches prioritized the user’s needs and the participatory and iterative nature of the design process. The design processes comprised several design cycles during which multiple qualitative and quantitative methods were used in combination with specific design methods. HCD- and DT-based research primarily targeted understanding the research context and defining the problem, whereas UCD-based work focused mainly on the direct generation of solutions. Although UCD approaches involved end users primarily as testers and informants, HCD and DT approaches involved end users most often as design partners. Conclusions We have provided an overview of the currently applied methodologies and HCD guidelines to assist health care professionals and design researchers in their methodological choices. HCD-based techniques are challenging to evaluate using traditional biomedical research methods. Previously proposed reporting guidelines are a step forward but would require a level of detail that is incompatible with the current publishing landscape. Hence, further development is needed in this area. Special focus should be placed on the congruence between the chosen methods, design strategy, and achievable outcomes. Furthermore, power dimensions, agency, and intersectionality need to be considered in co-design sessions with multiple stakeholders, especially when including vulnerable groups.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Application of Human-Centered Design Approaches in Health Research and Innovation: A Narrative Review of Current Practices

Göttgens¹,

Oertelt‐Prigione²

2021

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth

131

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“…A major challenge faced by regulators is to ensure that the regulations remain relevant and fit for purpose. This is made more difficult by the sheer rate of innovation, as well as the ever changing needs within healthcare [8]. Consequently, regulations could become outdated and thus compromise patient safety.…”

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The Complexity of Medical Device Regulations Has Increased, as Assessed through Data-Driven Techniques

2021

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Medical device regulations are dynamic, as they need to cover an ever changing landscape. In Europe this has led to a new set of regulations (both for Medical Devices and In Vitro Diagnostics), which replaced the old rules. This study is interested in how the complexity of these medical regulations changed over time and if additional time-based metrics can be associated with any of the complexity metrics. Complexity is defined in terms of readability of the text and it is computed using established linguistic measures, as well as Halstead complexity scores. It was shown that the regulatory complexity of new EU medical device regulations was higher than their predecessors, especially when Halstead complexity measures were considered. The complexity metrics obtained for the new regulations were subsequently associated with the time it took to consider these regulations. Only very weak Pearson’s correlation coefficients were found between the complexity scores and the obtained response times for the new regulations. This could indicate that there are issues with how complexity is perceived by those that need to apply these regulations. Taking the complexity of regulations into account can greatly help with the development of more user friendly regulations. The results from the data-driven methods that are applied in this research indicate that governments could benefit from focusing on making regulations more accessible and utilitarian. This would improve the stakeholder adherence and facilitate effective implementation. This work also highlighted the need to develop more suitable methods to analyse regulatory text to further inform the wider research community.

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“…From the healthcare innovation, there is a study focused on methodologies based on problem-based approach. In this case, and according to the authors, the method needs to define the problem by applying techniques such as ethnographic research, market analysis and stakeholder exploration (Soliman et al, 2020). Still, there is a need to investigate how the different techniques interact with one another and how to develop the methodology to focus on how innovation should be oriented for the advancement of problem-driven or need-led innovation approaches (Soliman et al, 2020).…”

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Innovative Methodological Approach to Analyze Innovation and Social Impact

Joan

Saso

Yeste

et al. 2022

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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The scientific literature has presented evidence of the links between innovation and change and has published excellent methodologies to analyze them. Nowadays, international scientific programs like Horizon Europe prioritize social impact and co-creation; researchers need to develop methodologies to analyze the link of innovation with change and new knowledge and specially with social impact. This paper presents an innovative methodological approach to this endeavor using Social Media Analytics to investigate citizens' participation in paying attention to and differentiating between innovations with social impact and innovations without social impact. The method used to address this aim is Social Media Analytics, specifically through a Twitter sample on innovation and social impact composed of 16,794 tweets obtained during January–June 2021. The result obtained indicates that the definition of methodologies to capture citizens’ participation in paying attention to and differentiating between innovation and social impact is crucial for advancing this innovative methodological approach to analyze innovation with social impact.

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Problem-driven innovation models for emerging technologies

Cited by 8 publications

References 47 publications

The Application of Human-Centered Design Approaches in Health Research and Innovation: A Narrative Review of Current Practices

The Application of Human-Centered Design Approaches in Health Research and Innovation: A Narrative Review of Current Practices

The Complexity of Medical Device Regulations Has Increased, as Assessed through Data-Driven Techniques

Innovative Methodological Approach to Analyze Innovation and Social Impact

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