The Health Design Lab is a creative space where Health and Design collide in the most exciting ways.

 
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Our method: put people first.

 
 
 

Health Design Thinking

Health Design Thinking, 2nd Edition, co-written by Ellen Lupton and Dr. Bon Ku, will be published by the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum and MIT Press in February 2022.

 
 
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featured Programs

 
 
 

JeffSolves: Health Access Sprint Challenge 2026

Protecting Access to Health Services and Benefits

Health Access Philly is a collaboration between the Health Design Lab and Health Tech PHL bringing people together to learn abouat and address challenges in health access

This summer, we are launching a Sprint Challenge calling on innovators, technologists, academic researchers, public health leaders, and community members to come together and partner with community-based organizations to design smart, human-centered solutions that help Pennsylvanians navigate what's ahead.

For more information, go to: HealthAccessPhilly.com

 
 

Design Lab Podcast

 

Design Lab Pod is currently on a production hiatus. In the meantime we have 128 amazing episodes for you to listen to! ——>

Check out Design Lab with Bon Ku! In each episode of the podcast Bon and his guests tell stories about how the worlds of design, art, science and health intersect. Listen and learn new insights, hacks and design principles that you can apply to your own life. New episodes every Thursday!

 
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past and present PARTNERS

 
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