Products and Services
The current level of consumption of materials in the healthcare sector is not sustainable. It is the root cause of the triple planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution.
The projects in this theme explore ways to reduce product and service consumables and alter systems by adopting the circular economy principles of redesign, reduce, repair, recycle and recover. Doing more with less.
Our co-design approach is auditing current approaches and diagnose issues to identify new opportunities to reduce waste and improve practices in collaboration with clinicians, nurses, support workers, administrators, and other healthcare related professionals.
Events, News
SHIFT Documentation
Looking back at what was captured from our SHIFT symposium, which took place at Civic House, Glasgow on the 22 April 2025 – the people, the papers, the energy and the ideas.
Shifting Reflections
In this article, SHIFT symposium co-convenors Dr. Laura MacLean and Dr. Lewis Urquhart reflect on key learnings from the SHIFT symposium, and where it might go next.
Work-in-Progress at the University of Strathclyde
Work-in-Progress Exhibition Welcomes over 50,000 Visitors
Design HOPES showcased 17 projects at V&A Dundee, all happening as part of the Green Transition Ecosystem Hub programme, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, through the Future Observatory.
‘Human health is inextricably linked to the health of the planet’
An interview with Prof. Paul Rodgers and Prof. Mel Woods, co-directors of Design HOPES, on Future Observatory
