Design Brief | Micro Health Hub

Utopia
Utopia
Sep 5, 2018 · 2 min read

MO (Mission Objective)

Launch a prototype of a new type of microclinic (node) that provides wholistic health.

Produce

Create a popup space within the barrio and run for one month. Design the entire package, the experience, the space, the services, and the business model. Produce a short playbook on launching a micro health hub. Create an exhibit to share creation in a public sphere.

Running Rules

  • Raise the money
  • Create Expert Network of 5 people for project
  • Have regular touchpoints with Utopia Rio
  • Seek signoff at 3 stages with Utopia Rio
  • Start with “We intend to…”
  • Kickoff with a Design Sprint
  • Use Emergence Design as a guide to the process
  • Regularly engage the informal barrio community

Constraints

  • Keep under $5,000
  • Led with volunteer effort
  • Ensure the prototype is replicable (ie franchises)
  • Make it open source

Resources

  • Utopia Rio
  • Columbia School of Public Health
  • Lucy
  • Barrio 31
  • Design processes
  • Advisors and collaborators

MO

For us, MO means three things. Mission Objective. Mindset Orientation. Mode of Operation.

Emergence Design

We’re playing with the idea of turning Emergence Theory into a design process for Utopia. Catch up to speed on the concept with Emergence, Pheromones and Slums 2.0, Emergence Theory Primer, and Seeing Whole Systems. How could this prototype solution operate as a node?

Next Steps

  1. Read up on Emergence Theory
  2. Craft One Page Design Brief (see sample)
  3. Craft One Page Website (use this and consider these resources)

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