Thesis Actions & Thoughts

[Sarah Adams]

To mimic Tony, I'm keeping all my stuff in one thread.

Actions-

Typed up two Tumblr posts (one is in que atm) about defining my core. Reached out to Maggie to further discuss my research proposal / the healthcare organization. 

Thoughts-

I am having wisps of thoughts, and ideas humming in my head. I feel like things are forming.

To Do-

Read this (http://www.improvingchroniccare.org/) and clear out my Pocket que.

[Prachi Pundeer]

http://www.threelayers.org/2012/10/07/videos-on-service-design-in-healthcare/

A friend shared these.

[Sarah Adams]

Prachi- Sweet! Thanks!!

Let's see if I can play catch up on this:

Friday, Oct 5- Big data can include "softer" things like emotions/eating habits. What happens when your data is compared to others with your illness? 

Saturday, Oct 6- Could I attach a flex sensor to a squeeze ball and measure strength training process??

Sunday, Oct 7- The Chronic Care Model seems to be focused on the "system". Biased towards getting proper coordination between professionals, with no details for patients' self-management.

Monday, Oct 8- Could I make medical devices look less beige & more desirable? Also, the people I should be interviewing should be past the transition period in their life. They'll be able to reflect more clearly, and remember to keep in the emotions of the transition.

Tuesday, Oct 9- Incentives need to be matched to user-centered care. Should I be adding to the system? Or repurposing what's there?

Deeds-

Read up on Chronic Illness Care Model. Started reading "Bringing User Experience to Healthcare" and "The Power of Habit". Caught up on reading "Mental Models" until the interview research part. Wrote up a research proposal, shared with Maggie. Drew up my cultural probe. Met with Maggie to get a framework of healthcare system works. Sent out an email to my friend Nick to see if he could get me in contact with Dave Cronin. 

To Do-

Refine cultural probe. Create leave-behind postcards to recruit participants. Get in contact with Rick's physical-therapist friend. Send out recruit email. Talk to people!! Finish reading.

[Sarah Adams]

Wednesday, Oct 10- No thoughts I don't think.

Thursday, Oct 11-  I should put sensors in objects.

Friday, Oct 12- Writing a soliciting postcard is hard.

Saturday, Oct 13- I'm researching the physical needs right now, not the emotional. The emotional will be served by a service.

Sunday, Oct 14- Habits & behaviors can all relate back to a cybernetic model.

Monday, Oct 15- My conversation with the patient and product is the service.

[Sarah Adams]

Oops, forgot deeds/etc.

Deeds- Finished up cultural probe. Talked to physical therapist. (Almost) finished Power of Habit. Prototyped flex sensor & squeeze ball. Created recruit postcards.

To do- Find people! Drop off cards. Play with pressure-sensitive sensor. Try to get engaging feedback. Finish Power of Habit. Start Reality is Broken.

[Sarah Adams]

I'm not very good at updating this, but I've done about 5 blog posts since I last left note here.

http://speckledwords.tumblr.com/

On Thursday, October 4, 2012 12:29:19 AM UTC-4, Sarah Adams wrote: