Design for Sickle Cell

Art and Science for Sickle Cell: Creative Health Research

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Community efforts to support the individuals.
Thinking about systematic action/ advancement.

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Sickle Cell and Faith.
Enroute to a service where they will discuss sickle cell and blood donation.

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Some services have primarily focused on individual supernatural healing.
Interesting to attend an education session where the congregation hear about ways they can support and contribute to the quality of life of those who live with the condition.

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What’s new….

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We can’t predict the temperatures so it’s advised to layer up. Layering up comes with it’s own set of challenges. But is the only solution to inconsistent and fluctuating temperature changes. Or moving to a tropical country, but then one has to navigate the issue of health care

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The weather is soo confusing to navigate through. Designing an outfit system for the winter was easy because you are aware of the consistent low temperatures. It’s a different strategy for the ‘summer’ due to the inconsistencies both outside as well inside buildings.

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Building are cold in one room, hot in the corridor, warm in a room, hot in another room and so on.

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Extreme temperatures can have a profound impact on a person health. (Sickle Cell).
UK weather. Its warm in the morning, cold in the afternoon, hot in the afternoon, cool in the evening, warm in the late evening, cold at night. Buildings….

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Spirituality: he said (paraphrased) ‘the whole of England that you have not yet explored and you’ve lived there your whole life, if God spoke and made the earth in 6 days…. The universe in fact… is your health to big for him to intervene… have faith that you’ll be delivered.’

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One gains a lot of insight from being treated in a healthcare environment so frequently. Leveraging part of the time to hear insightful stories from different perspectives.

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The business model canvas is not sufficient….Think outside the box…. Found another box…. Social business model canvas.

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One must translate their learning to engage people and have meaningful conversations.

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#DesignforSickleCell. Marrying design thinking and system thinking.