Design Experience Lab LLC

🩸 September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month 🩸 As we raise awareness for the millions impacted by blood cancers, it's important to consider not just the treatments available but also how we design the experience of accessing those treatments. By incorporating Human-Centered Design (HCD) into healthcare, we can transform/improve the way patients and caregivers navigate their journeys. This approach prioritizes empathy, compassion, and a deep understanding of patients as people—not just as medical cases. From improving access to life-saving treatments to creating compassionate support systems, HCD holds the potential to ensure that care is not just effective but also deeply humane. Let's work together to design a future where every patient's journey feels supported, understood, and dignified. 💪❤️ #BloodCancerAwareness #HumanCenteredDesign #HealthcareInnovation #PatientCare #CompassionInCare

Insight: "Balancing the Scales. Mitigating Nurses’ Overload in CGTs for Sustainable Care" With multiple CGT clinical trials currently being conducted and an estimated 50+ CGTs forecasted to be clinically available by 2030. The growing prominence of CAR T therapies in oncology and the associated complexities are likely to exacerbate nurse burnout. Supporting oncology nurses is vital to ensuring people with cancer are appropriately cared for and guided through their individual journeys in a time of utmost need and vulnerability (Komatsu & Yagasaki, 2014). Call to Action: CGT manufacturers can help patients get access to these potentially life-saving treatments by involving nursing staff early and frequently during the design of product delivery platforms, including patient coordination, cell order logistics, patient education, monitoring, escalation, and the overall treatment journey experience. Nurses are knowledgeable about clinical and operational concerns that need improvement and, consequently, are in the best position to generate and evaluate practical options and potential solutions to improve efficacy and care processes. A few thought starters include: how might we; - Ease the intense workload on nurses caring for patients undergoing CGT. - Create educational opportunities to learn how to manage & navigate CGT. - Support nurses in the workplace by reducing stressors created by CGTs. #nurses #healthcare #oncologynurses #CART #UniversalCARtherapy #nurseburnout #CGT

A passion of mine is music! Playing it, listening, and watching my kids making it part of their lives. I am so looking forward to attending this year's #NAMM2024 show and seeing the new products and innovations the music industry has to offer. So who's going?

If you work/live in or near Thousand Oaks CA come join me for an impromptu 'Designers Social' When: Wednesday (Nov 29th) 5 pm - 7 pm Location: at Tarantula Hill Brewery in Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 

Paul B. Specht 1925-2023 Paul passed away on November 8th. He was a product designer with an amazing long creative and productive life. He was a man of dignity. He was a storyteller and there was some life wisdom in each of his stories. He was my dear friend. I loved him and I will miss him.