Both quality improvement (QI) and design thinking (DT) methodologies have their unique strengths and weaknesses. Although QI sees problems through a process-centered lens, DT leverages a human-centered approach to understand how people think, behave, and act when encountering a problem. By integrating these 2 frameworks, clinicians have a unique opportunity to rethink how to solve problems in health care by elevating the human experience and putting empathy back at the center of medicine.
Keywords: Design thinking; Human-centered design; Innovation; Neonatal-perinatal; Neonatology; Perinatology.
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