Rethinking Healthcare Technology Innovation: Design for Behavior Change

Scope

Healthcare technology innovation is not solely a technical challenge but a behavioral and systemic one. This workshop explores innovation as a design and development process aimed at influencing behaviors, not only of users and patients, but also of healthcare professionals and other stakeholders. In complex social-ecological systems, successful innovation requires more than technology-push; it demands inclusive, human-centered approaches. We invite healthcare practitioners, design researchers, technology developers, behavioral scientists, policy makers, and users and patients to share their experiences with human-centered design in healthcare technology. Together, we will examine barriers and enablers in the design, development, implementation, adoption and persistent use of these innovations. We aim to collectively identify principles and practices that lead to more effective, ethical, and sustainable solutions in healthcare.

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Timeline

Submissions deadline: 20 July 2025
Notification deadline: 3 August 2025
Camera-ready deadline: 15 August 2025

Format
  • Brief introductions by organizers
  • Two short invited talks from experienced professionals (healthcare design and
    behavior change)
  • Breakout group activities centered on real-world cases
  • Facilitated plenary discussion to share insights and develop takeaways
  • Creation of a shared document outlining promising practices and open questions
Paper Submission

Workshop papers should be submitted through EAI ‘Confy+‘ system, and have to comply with the Springer format.

The workshop accepts position papers of 2-5 pages (published as a part of the EAI PervasiveHealth 2025 Conference Proceedings in a non-indexed Annex section).

Workshop Chairs

Yuan Lu

Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands

Joyca Lacroix

Philips Research

Karin Coninx

Universiteit Hasselt, Belgium

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