'Me too', further to a quick browse through the leads provided, here is
another pessimist wishing also to know what, in which research procedure,
in addition to the proposed innovative artifact-soap-dispenser itself, has
Design Research contributed in solving the overall problem: 'increased hand
hygiene while reducing the spread of infection at the five hospitals'.
This is a PhD Design Research List, we need to go beyond mere casual
coincidences, no matter how happy they may eventually turn, if that has
been the case; or, just co-celebrating our idiosyncratic "creations"...
François
Rwanda
On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 3:50 PM Ken Friedman <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Chris,
>
> You wrote, “...You might be interested in seeing this health-worker hand
> cleansing design solution by a former student of mine Hân Pham” with this
> web site.
>
> http://www.yellowone-handsafe.com <http://www.yellowone-handsafe.com/>
>
> When I went to the site, I a convincing and serious description of the
> problem, along with a proposed product solution. What is mıssing is
> evidence that demonstrates that this solution has been able to address the
> problem.
>
> According to the Yellowone web site, a series of tests were to be
> conducted at five hospitals, starting in May, June, and September 2015. The
> web site states that “test results will be updated along with way.” There
> is no information available on any of the five tests on the old site, on
> the new site, or anywhere that I could find on the web.
>
> The product has won design awards, and there are links to design web sites
> praising the product. So far, what I see is that this is possible solution
> to a problem for which no evidence suggests successful changes to a problem
> that causes 16,000,000 fatalities every year.
>
> http://www.yellowone-handsafe.com/?page_id=141 <
> http://www.yellowone-handsafe.com/?page_id=141>
>
> In pointing out the fact that these web sites promised the results of
> clinical testing without providing any, I feel that I’m either repeating
> myself or — worse yet — serving as a pessimist at a festival of
> award-winning design solutions.
>
> Perhaps I am wrong. Is there evidence that the Yellowone Handsafe
> ncreasedi hand hygiene while reducing the spread of infection at the five
> hospitals?
> Yours,
>
> Ken
>
>
>
-----------------------------------------------------------------
PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]>
Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design
Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design
-----------------------------------------------------------------
|