Presentation Design, health and wellbeing Special Issue

Abstract

In this first issue of 2022, the first of a new stage in the editorial management of Base Diseño e Innovación, we explore the connection between design, health and well-being. In November 2021, we launched a call to question the academic community: How can design contribute to improving health systems and services? What innovations have been implemented in recent times to improve people's health, well-being and quality of life, and how have they been developed? How has design thinking contributed to the work of interdisciplinary teams when creating people-centered solutions?

To lead this special issue, we invited three prominent academics. Mariluz Soto, Doctor of Arts from the University of Lapland (Finland), researcher and associate professor at the Design School of Universidad del Desarrollo (Chile) and member of the Service Design Research group of the University of Lapland. Haian Xue, Doctor of Arts from Aalto University, Finland, assistant professor at Delft University of Technology and a faculty member at the Delft Institute for Positive Design. And Emmanuel Tsekleves, PhD in Computer Engineering and Design from Brunel University (London), Professor of Innovation in Global Health Design, co-director of the Future Cities Research Institute at Lancaster University, and convenor of the Special Interest Group on Global Health Design, from the Design Research Society DRS.

The result fills us with pride as it shows that during these difficult years of the pandemic, design has contributed significantly to the health and well-being of people. We are motivated to continue working on building bridges between design and other disciplines.