Design firms can deliver design thinking to solve complex problems blending together design and strategic thinking, according to a blog on the Healthcare Design website
Design firms can deliver design thinking to solve complex problems, blending together design and strategic thinking, according to a blog on the Healthcare Design website written by Hank Adams, senior vice president and director of healthcare for HDR. Many healthcare design firms are now staffed with multidisciplinary teams of design, business, clinical, and social science professionals to address the complexity of healthcare issues, the blog said.
August 13, 2014
Topic Area: Architecture
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