Co-designing theoretically informed, conceptual prototypes for interventions to increase hand hygiene in hospital settings: a case study

Abstract

This case study describes a design thinking workshop to develop conceptual prototypes for interventions that may increase hand hygiene in hospital settings. The workshop was held in London, United Kingdom. The workshop brought together nurses, doctors, and infection prevention/control staff with experience working in hospital settings along with behavioural scientists and designers with experience developing theoretically informed interventions. After the workshop, a core design team synthesized the initial conceptual prototypes into a set of five more distinct conceptual prototypes that can inform future interventions. Stanford d.School’s five-stage model was used to capture the design thinking process. We propose additional workshops be conducted wherein multidisciplinary teams of relevant stakeholders (including patients) co-design novel solutions for enduring problems.