In September, The MinD team is working once more in Germany and in The Netherlands. Alexianer St Hedwig Hospital, Berlin, TU Dresden, U Twente, Zorggroep Sint Maarten and Panton Design are hosting researchers from the various partner countries and disciplines to work together. Researchers are continuing to work on the realization of the prototypes of … [Read more…]
Participants from the University of Wolverhampton (UK), Technical University Dresden (DE), Panton Design Agency (NL), and new partner Etic Lab (UK), were hosted by Picharchitects (Pic) and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), both based in Barcelona. During this visit, the MinD team (together with our hosts) worked on the design development of the two design … [Read more…]
The MinD project has hosted a further secondment in March 2018, jointly by the University of Wolverhampton and Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, UK. A key task of this secondment was the consultation with people with dementia and carers from the Nottinghamshire Public and Patient Involvement Group about the ‘Social Engagement Map’, one of the … [Read more…]
The MinD project hosted secondments in January and February 2017, at the University of Wolverhampton, UK, and in the Netherlands with Partners Panton Healthcare Design, University of Twente and Zorggroep Sint Maarten. In both sites, secondments were dedicated to a number of tasks, most importantly to preparing design information on the two designs for consultation … [Read more…]
The MinD project hosted two secondments in November and December 2017, one at INTRAS in Valladolid, Spain, and the other at the Technische Universität Dresden and Alexianer St Hedwig Hospital in Berlin, Germany. The aim of the secondments was to start with the concept development and realization of the two design ideas selected with the … [Read more…]
For Visit 18, MinD colleagues met at the Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHT) and the University of Wolverhampton (UW). The aim of the secondment was twofold: Firstly, the team worked with Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) to gain feedback on design ideas previously generated to help make decisions about with ideas to take forward … [Read more…]
This time the MinD team met in The Netherlands again, where the team is hosted by three partners, University of Twente, Panton Healthcare Design and Zorggroep Sint Maarten, who are reflecting the interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral nature of the project. The main aim of the visit was to continue to work on the design development to … [Read more…]
10 months into the project, the MinD consortium convened their first annual Symposium at Europe House, London, open to the public. The symposium had the purpose of bringing together researchers, healthcare professionals and designers engaged in improving the life of those living with dementia and to facilitate discussion about current approaches and developments. After a … [Read more…]
Research at Cardiff Metropolitan University’s Centre for Applied Research in Inclusive Arts and Design is currently developing designs for playful objects: things to engage, soothe and amuse people with late stage dementia for whom life can be limited and their care challenging. LAUGH (Ludic Artefacts Using Gesture and Haptics) is an international project in … [Read more…]