Designing for Digital Health

A presentation at FITC Amsterdam in in Amsterdam, Netherlands by Andréa Crofts

Designing for Digital Health

Designing for Digital Health

Bio/Disclaimer

Bio/Disclaimer

We need to talk

We need to talk

Tech + Health = <3

Tech + Health = <3

Today&#039;s Agenda

Today's Agenda

Part One

Part One

Last Year...

Last Year...

Typing...

Typing...

Typing Hurt

Typing Hurt

Jolts of Pain

Jolts of Pain

Countless Hours

Countless Hours

Seeing Stars

Seeing Stars

The struggle was real.

The struggle was real.

Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)

Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)

Tech took a toll.

Tech took a toll.

What is Digital Health?

What is Digital Health?

The Genesis of Autoplay Video: A Timeline

The Genesis of Autoplay Video: A Timeline

Part Three

Part Three

Part Four

Part Four

Daily Habit Tracker

Daily Habit Tracker

Incorporating the three dimensions of digital health

Incorporating the three dimensions of digital health

Use habitforming loops for good.

Use habitforming loops for good.

Use loading states as reminders to disengage

Use loading states as reminders to disengage

More collaboration between designers and wellness practitioners

More collaboration between designers and wellness practitioners

Top 6 Favourite Apps for Digital Health

Top 6 Favourite Apps for Digital Health

PART FIVE

PART FIVE

Thank you, FITC Amsterdam!

Thank you, FITC Amsterdam!

Q+A

Q+A

Examining our responsibility as creators to design for disconnection. The “restore connection” alert isn’t just for devices– it applies to people too. And it’s more important now than ever before.

Digital creators, we need to talk. The rise in mental health as a result of situational stress is a prevailing theme in today’s society, and some of the products we’re building are the root cause. But we have the power to change this. As creators of digital products, how might we enable our users to be more present in their lives? How might we invest in features like Instagram’s activity timer, despite the fact that they’re fundamentally counterintuitive to the usage metrics most behemoth tech companies are driving towards?

We have a responsibility as creators of digital products to enable others to disconnect …and re-connect with themselves– physically and mentally. This intersection is an emerging category Andrea likes to call digital health, and it’s something we can create together.