Unlocking and harnessing human potential through design. The first event dedicated to inspiring true stories of how design saves lives.
London, England
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Great use of #design – at Islington, London
An Italian hospital ran out of ICU valves. A local biz brought a 3D printer to the hospital, redesigned & produced the valves in a few hours.
“At the time of writing, 10 patients are accompanied in breathing by a machine that uses a 3D printed valve.”
3dprintingmedia.network/covi…
"The sKan: low-cost skin cancer detection device engineered to end misdiagnosis"
medium.com/dyson/the-skan-a-… #howdesignsavedmylife #lifechangingdesigns #hdsml medium.com/dyson/the-skan-a-…
"EcoHelmet is a folding, recyclable, vendable helmet for bike share. Made of waterproofed paper in a unique radial honeycomb pattern, EcoHelmet empowers cyclists to ride more confidently, more safely and more often." ecohelmet.com/... ecohelmet.com/
Positive Impact Tech Jobs lists tech jobs from companies that are making a meaningful difference in the world.
#howdesignsavedmylilfe #lifechangingdesign
positiveimpacttechjobs.com/ positiveimpacttechjobs.com/
"According to the World Health Organization, 5% of the world’s population, is affected by deafness- a hidden disability. We designed a low cost spectacle add-on which allows the deaf and hard of hearing to visualize... jamesdysonaward.org/en-GB/20…
#schooloflife #howdesignsavedmylife Finding a creative job is not that easy anymore. And how to abate the creative itch.
theschooloflife.com/thebooko… youtube.com/watch?v=qFAj22Ry…
#GutBot "Tiny origami robot that can unfold itself from a swallowed capsule and, steered by external magnetic fields, crawl across the stomach wall to remove a swallowed button battery or patch a wound." #lifechangingdesign #howdesignsavedmylife #hdsml news.mit.edu/2016/ingestible…
"Portable fog-harvesting AQUAIR harvests clean drinking water from thin air"
#lifechangingdesign... inhabitat.com/portable-fog-h…
"NAJI: turning street lights into floatation devices during a flood" #howdesignsavedmylife #lifechangingdesing #HDSML farshad-saffari.com/index.ph…
Be My Eyes is an app that connects blind and visually impaired with sighted helpers via live video connection bemyeyes.com
Bamboo tumbleweed designed to clear landmines. Another example of design saving lives #howdesignsavedmylife youtu.be/y7GirSF-c6U – at City of London, London
Great talk last night with @fabbFraser @dollsmastermind and @Ginicanbreathe #motherdesign
Great event last night! Congrats @uxcoachme xitter.cf/uxcoachme/status/80161…
This is a quick #storyboard we did for our mini introduction talk to Design Thinking at Mother London this evening.…
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Really disappointing to see this event went ahead with only male speakers! #servicedesign #ux #diversity xitter.cf/HDSMLevents/status/785…
Thursday 13th Oct, 7-9PM, our first HDSML event @EdspaceHoxton
Last night a UXer saved my life! – at Virginia, USA
Flo, a kit that allow girls to wash, dry and carry reusable sanitary pads by Mariko Higaki marikoproduct.com/Flo
