Moderator: Karin Tanja-Dijkstra

DRIVE I THE HUMAN TOUCH

WELCOME & INTRO Karin Tanja-Dijkstra

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PROGRAM 11.30 – 12:30 Nature Meets Design 12:30 – 13:30 Break 13.30 – 14:30 UPPS 14:30 – 15:00 Break 15:00 – 16:00 Meaningful Data & Smart Fashion

NATURE MEETS DESIGN - A NATURE-BASED DESIGN APPROACH TO HUMAN FLOURISHING

NATURE AND HUMAN FLOURISHING Thomas van Rompay

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Walk in Nature Autumn bliss; light, colors, smells, patterns, depth…

Institute for European environmental policy (IEEP) “Nature is under-recognized healer”

Theory pt. 1 Soft fascination and restoration

§  Soft fascination and attention restoration (ART; Kaplan & Kaplan 1989).

§  Idea: nature is healer because it allows for rebooting of attention mechanism.

§  Soft fascination principle: nature is fascinating (rich, complex) but at the same time soft on attention mechanism.

Design challenge

§  How to make nature accessible to people who have no access to nature? (people in hospitals, frail elderly at home, or office workers).

§  UT’s Tech4People program: Design of evidence-based virtual nature environment.

- Follow-up in ZonMW project focusing on lonely elderly at home (ZonMW – CREATE HEALTH). -  VR environment: ‘research tool’ allowing for systematic variations of nature features.

§  But which nature features?

- Pretests with VR environment: importance of spaciousness and subtle displays of motion/movement that allow for sustained attention to scene.

Virtual Nature Environment

From last year @DDW Virtual Nature at care center for people with dementia

§  Design goals: -  Design for relaxation and social

engagement.

§  Two layers:

-  Still layer presenting spacious scene. -  Animated layer presenting subtle

movement (birds or clouds rolling by).

-  Still enthusiastically used today at Zorggroep Sint Maarten.

§  Central element in theorizing: importance of prospect, vastness, extent, spaciousness.

§  Research: interactions where people feel ‘small’ in relation to vast, spacious scenes inspire awe and increase pro-social behavior (e.g., Piff et al., 2015).

§  Underlying principle: sense of collective self emerges and small self diminishes.

§  Related measures of interest: sense of time; ‘time slows down’.

Theory pt. 2 Spaciousness, awe and the small self

Next Steps

§  Fine-tuning of virtual nature environment and usage as research tool.

§  Design-research challenges:

- How to design for soft fascination?

-  How to design spacious scenery? (might also be boring/desolate).

§  Valorization:

-  Seek partners to make bridge from science to design practice (e.g., stay tuned for presentation of Dana’s work at Philips).

NATURE IN THE HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT Karin Tanja-Dijkstra

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1.  Natureinhealthcare–research

2.  Trend:Nature&VirtualReality

3.  Chemotherapyoutdoors:anevalua>on

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Chemotherapyoutdoors:Abiophilicdesignapproach

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“ButIthought,whychangearoomwhenyoucangooutside,toamuchbe\erenvironment,breathesomefreshairandbesurroundedbyplantsandflowers?”

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Indoors

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Doesthisenvironmentinfluenceyourwell-beinginaposi>veornega>veway?

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Outdoors

Natureconnectedness

Indoors:1.84Outdoors:2.79

Chemotherapy outdoors?

• pa>entssupportthisinnova>vewayofhealthcaredeliveryoutdoors

•  ini>alindica>onsthatthisinterven>oncanhaveaposi>veeffectonpa>ents’well-being

Research

Nature-basedinterven>ons

Research

Improvednature-basedinterven>ons

DESIGNING NATURE-BASED INTERVENTIONS Geke Ludden & Dana Weidemann

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DESIGNERS&NATUREPRODUCTDESIGN

3Dprintedsteelbridge–JorisLaarman

DESIGNERS&NATUREPRODUCTDESIGN

SolarTree–RossLovegrove Vitaflower-IDEO

NATUREMEETSDESIGNDESIGNAPPROACHES

DesignapproachesMacrolevel:objectsorprocessesobservedinnaturearecopiedMicrolevel:analysesoflow-levelfeaturesinnaturals>muliResearch-based:translatefindingsintonature’sworkingMul>sensoryDesign

Canwetranslatethebeneficialeffectsofnatureonpeople’swellbeingtodesign?Andifso,how?

NATUREMEETSDESIGNDESIGNAPPROACHES

Canwetranslatethebeneficialeffectsofnatureonpeople’swellbeingtodesign?Andifso,how?

Introduc4on

• Gradua>onstudent•  IndustrialdesignengineeringHumantechnologyrela5ons

Evidence based approach

Goal

Design direc4on

Target group

Target group

•  Cri>callyillpa>ents

•  Lifesupport

•  Con>nuousmonitoring

•  Surgery

•  Emergencyroom

Focusonfunc>onality•

Hec>c•

Sounds•

Medicalequipment•

Pa>ent IntensiveCareUnit

Delirium

“anacutementaldisturbancecharacterizedbyconfusedthinkinganddisrupteda\en>onusuallyaccompaniedbydisorderedspeechand

hallucina>on”

"Delirium."Merriam-Webster.com.Merriam-Webster,n.d.Web.13Oct.2017.

Delirium

Riskfactors

SymptomsCri>calhealthissues

Disruptedday/nightrhythm

Stress

Pain

Sensorydepriva>on

Hallucina>ons

Confusedin>meandplace

Nosleep

Hyper/Hypoac>ve

Product

VitalSky

Luminousceiling•  Lowresolu>onLEDscreen•  Provideslightforcircadianrhythm•  Playvideocontent

Product proper4es

•  Noblack•  Lowresolu>on•  Curve•  Ontheceiling

Usual VitalSkyUsual VitalSky

1.  Fascinatepa>entsbythevideocontent.

2.  Distractthea\en>onfromtheirpainandworries.

3.  Pa>entsfeellessstressedandneedfewerdrugs.

4.  Decreasethechanceondelirium

Intended effect

Research

Research

Content

SesngDetails

SeDng

SeDng

Kaplan&Kaplan1989

SeDng

Kaplan&Kaplan1989

Mystery and Complexity

Complexity

Example

Example

Affordance

Beingabletowalkaroundandexploretheenvironment.

Affordance

Affordance

Research

Guidelines

•  Aniden>fiableobjectshouldbepresentintheimagetoperceivethescaleintheimage

•  Importantobjectsintheimageshouldnotoverlap

•  Imagesofrealnaturelandscapesshouldbeused

•  Contras>ngcoloursfordifferentelementsshouldbeused

•  Theimageshouldbeabletoexciteviewer’simagina>oninsomeextent

Guidelines

Test

Conclusion

DepthMul>pleobjectsSpaceOrienta>on

Designedfascina>ngcontentforaspecifictargetgroupandproduct.

Redesignedlandscapepicturesasperguidelinestoop>mizetherestora>veeffect.

Interested? ContactmeonLinkedIn

DanaWeidemann

KEY INSIGHTS

NATUREMEETSDESIGN

Natureinspiresdesignersanditwillcon>nuetodosoTransla>onfromfundamentalknowledgetodesignisneededDesignapproachesneedtobefurtherexploredandevaluatedNature-basedinterven>onsneedempiricaltes>ng

A NATURE-BASED DESIGN APPROACH TO HUMAN FLOURISHING

KarinTanja-Dijkstra @KaarTDThomasvanRompay @thomasromyGekeLudden @GekeLuddenDanaWeidemann LinkedIn

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