Health Factory’s healthcare co-design workshops (“Ideas Shaker” for problem discovery and ideation, and “Design Maker” for project acceleration, lasting from half a day to 2 days) follow a structured 3-stage methodology: 1. Strategic Scoping and custom expert selection; 2. High-energy Facilitation using proprietary healthcare Design Thinking canvases; 3. Actionable Delivery producing a validated experimentation roadmap.
Key Takeaways & Metrics
- Two signature formats: “Ideas Shaker” (ideation) and “Design Maker” (project acceleration).
- Flexible duration from half a day to 2 full days with multidisciplinary stakeholders.
- Stage 1 — Scoping: problem framing, participant curation, and mobilization of Health Factory domain experts.
- Stage 2 — Facilitation: divergence/convergence cycles using custom digital health canvases.
- Stage 3 — Delivery: structured synthesis, prototype specifications, and 2-week experimentation roadmap.
1. Scoping: Setting the Stage for Collective Intelligence
Half of a workshop’s success happens before the session begins. During scoping, we work closely with hospital leadership, pharma teams, or startup founders to frame the exact clinical or operational problem.
We curate a diverse group of participants—bringing together clinicians, expert patients, engineers, UX designers, and regulatory specialists from our international network.
2. Facilitation: Unlocking Creativity with Custom Healthcare Canvases
Our facilitators guide participants through inspiration, patient/clinician empathy mapping, divergent ideation, and rapid prototyping.
We use proprietary visual templates tailored to healthcare constraints (health data hosting compliance, clinical workflow integration, reimbursement pathways, and ethical design).
- Ideas Shaker format: uncover frontline pain points and generate breakthrough concepts from scratch.
- Design Maker format: challenge, structure, and prototype an existing project with targeted multi-domain experts.
3. Delivery: Turning Creative Energy into a Testable Roadmap
Every workshop concludes with an actionable deliverable: a validated value proposition, user journey storyboards, risk analysis, and a concrete short-term experimentation plan.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between Ideas Shaker and Design Maker workshops?
Ideas Shaker focuses on exploring a theme to surface unmet needs and new concepts, whereas Design Maker brings experts together around an existing project to structure, prototype, and accelerate it toward Product/Market Fit.
How long does a Health Factory workshop take?
Workshops range from a focused half-day sprint to a comprehensive 2-day immersion and prototyping session, adapted to clinician schedules.
