Our Work

We work alongside our partners to improve health and health outcomes, with special emphasis on vulnerable populations by optimizing experiences through the conscientious design of environments, products, and processes.

Read more about the scope of our projects below.

  • Healthy Aging

    Enhancing social, physical and psychological health in later life to reduce burden on individuals, families, and informal and formal caregivers

  • Community Partnerships

    Collecting and summarizing stakeholders’ voices and experiences using systematic methods of qualitative research to gather input on future improvements in health and healthcare facility design

  • Technology-Enhanced Environments

    Innovations to support safety within aging communities and the workplace

  • Palliative and Supportive Design

    Design promoting quality of life enhancement and pain management for individuals with chronic, critical, or advanced illnesses

  • High Performance Workplace Design

    Application of tools from human factors and ergonomics, design, engineering, psychology, and organizational management in healthcare, corporate, research, hospitality, and other workplace settings

  • Evaluation of Health Interventions

    Evaluations of projects to assess their impact and reduce errors, as well as prevent future injuries and falls

“HDIL taught me ways to critically think about the needs of my patients and how to incorporate design to improve outcomes.”

— Chriss Cherny, HBHS ‘15