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Professor Daphne Flynn is the Director of Monash Art, Design and Architecture's Health Collab, an interdisciplinary lab focused on healthcare innovation. She holds a BA in Industrial Design from RMIT University (1984) and has over 35 years' experience spanning academic leadership and industry roles at Philips Design and Invetech. Her research emphasizes human-centered design methodologies applied to healthcare challenges such as medtech devices, patient experience improvement, and chronic disease management.
Key Projects:
- Design Health Collab initiatives: Emergency Department redesign, Hospital-to-Home care pilots, venous access improvement
- Co-creation of award-winning medical devices like X-halo asthma monitor and Blundstone Intelligent Footwear for healthcare workers
- Leadership in Asia-Pacific telehealth solutions through Philips collaboration
Awards & Recognition:
- 2021 Good Design Award (Gold) for Hand Hygiene Management
- 2022 Designers Australia Award for Blundstone Footwear innovation
- 2024 Monash-led 12-award achievement in Good Design Awards
Grants & Partnerships: Principal investigator on 29+ projects including ARC Training Centre for Optimal Ageing (2023-2028) and Asia-Pacific Resilient Hospitals Initiative (2024-2025). Collaborates with Philips, Blundstone, and healthcare institutions globally.
Labs/Teams: Directs Design Health Collab - pioneering co-design approaches across 15+ active research streams including Future Healthcare, Mobile Stroke Imaging, and Patient-Centered Multimedia Solutions.
