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Joining forces: the value of design partnering with operational research to improve healthcare delivery

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A wide range of disciplines are directing their methods and tools to help address the challenges of healthcare. Chief among these are design and operational research (OR). Though they have much in common, these two disciplines have existed in isolation for most of their history and there is currently a gulf between the two research communities. In this position paper, we rapidly review the contributions of design and OR in healthcare. We then identify similarities and complementarities between the two disciplines and communities when they consider healthcare systems. Finally, we propose practical steps to enable better collaboration. Our focus is on finding ways in which the two disciplines complement each other. When applying design to healthcare services, designers may wish to learn from OR, which has a long history of supporting improvements in healthcare organisation and services, particularly using quantitative data and analysis and modelling methods. In return, design has distinctive qualities that could augment the OR approach, such as its emphasis on wide and creative search for potential solutions, and iterative co-production and prototyping of solutions with clients. Better collaboration will require a coordinated effort but could yield a more comprehensive and effective approach to improving healthcare systems.
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hal-04006660 , version 1 (27-02-2023)

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Guillaume Lamé, Sonya Crowe, Alexander Komashie, Geoff Royston. Joining forces: the value of design partnering with operational research to improve healthcare delivery. Design Science, 2023, 9, pp.e4. ⟨10.1017/dsj.2023.2⟩. ⟨hal-04006660⟩
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