Social Innovation Design
Johns Hopkins Medicine, Sibley Memorial Hospital
Overview
Our Community Health + Innovation (CHDI) Department at Johns Hopkins Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington D.C coming together to expand the mission of Ward Infinity.
Ward Infinity’s mission is “to partner with change agents to magnify and accelerate their capacity to radically improve the health and well-being of underinvested communities. Ward Infinity aims to radically reduce health disparities through the creation of community-driven solutions.”
LISTEN – IMAGINE – DO – This is an innovative and human-centered approach with public health and business problem-solving methods.
Website
My roles
Social Innovation Design Intern
- Pitched in human-centered design curriculum for the Ward Infinity Program.
- Collaborated on designing learning materials for hybrid learning experiences.
- Led design visual elements (powerpoints, banner, business cards, photo editing, webpage) to support the growth of Ward Infinity cohort members of Community Health Design + Innovation at Sibley Memorial Hospital.
Supervisor
Veronica X. Vela, DrPH, M.E
Director of Department of Community Health Design
Services
Graphic/Visual Design
UX/UI Design
Instructional Design
Service Design
Tools
Adobe XD
Photoshop
Illustrator
Miro
Microsoft Office Suite
Designing Meaningful Experience to Maximize Learning Process
At Sibley, I took part in designing interactive templates/activities* and instructional materials on Human-Centered Design by Dr. Vela for cohort members to maximize their learning and prototyping process.
Ward Infinity cohort members who are healthcare providers, nurses and innovators come together to participate in workshops, seminars, and receive expert coaching in public health, human-centered design, and business.
Designing to Empower Cohorts
I led interaction design for cohort webpage on Adobe XD while learning and working closely with JHMI web designer/ developer to meet web accessibility guidelines.
The final web development is our team collaborative effort.
Meaningful take-aways at Sibley
Listen
Actively listening with empathy is an important skill to have as a designer.
Empower Others
Dr. Vela is one of the most supportive mentors. She always inspires, offers valuable feedback, and leaves space for growth.
Team Experience
I love my team. They valued and lifted each other up. Good design comes from good, productive and supportive design team.Our team had countless funny jokes and quite a few virtual boba dates.
