Health Thinking

A Fast Company “Most Important Books for ers to Read Right Now” Discover how the principles of human-centered can be applied to real-world health challenges in dozens of illustrated examples—from drug packaging and cancer detection devices to post-COVID-19 innovations. Written by pioneers in the field—Bon Ku, a physician leader in innovative health , and Ellen Lupton, an award-winning graphic er—this book outlines the fundamentals of thinking and highlights important products, prototypes, and research in health . This revised and expanded edition describes innovations developed in response to the COVID-19 crisis, including an intensive care unit in a shipping container, a rolling cart with intubation equipment, and a mask brace that gives a surgical mask a tighter seal. Graphics by Lupton bring these ideas to life. The authors also explore the special overlap of health care and the creative process, describing the development of such products and services as a credit card–sized device that allows patients to generate their own electrocardiograms; a mask ed to be worn with a hijab; improved emergency room signage; and a map of racial disparities and COVID-19. Health Thinking is an essential volume for health care providers, educators, patients, and ers who seek to create better experiences and improved health outcomes for individuals and communities.