WEEK 11: More Research and Ideation Sessions:
The Key concept through running through the early stages of
this design project, or the way we interpreted the project, related to the
interpretation of pain (information>news) from the individual back to the
individual and the way said individual responds to this information. What we
found, and why our concept works, centres on general work systems and beliefs of
many manual labour professional across the country.
Firstly, It is important to elaborate on this phenomenon as it vital that everyone understands where we are coming from. From interviews, we found that for the life of a manual labourer, there income is based on their ability to work, and for most, No Work = No Pay.
However, at the same time, we noticed a growing trend in people claiming workplace compensation for minor, untreated and fake injuries. This process of fraudulently stealing for this system is both an economic drain on the industry but continues to degrade and destroy the reputation of many, many honest manual labour workers.
Firstly, It is important to elaborate on this phenomenon as it vital that everyone understands where we are coming from. From interviews, we found that for the life of a manual labourer, there income is based on their ability to work, and for most, No Work = No Pay.
However, at the same time, we noticed a growing trend in people claiming workplace compensation for minor, untreated and fake injuries. This process of fraudulently stealing for this system is both an economic drain on the industry but continues to degrade and destroy the reputation of many, many honest manual labour workers.
What these two combine to form is called, “Workplace
Inefficiency”. This product will hopefully solve these problems, from both an
employer and employee point of view. Employers gain a data management tool, a
way to monitor employees as well as save huge sums of money in lost
productivity. This will creative further awareness and a better understanding
of employee welfare.
From an employee’s point of view, they get an honest reminder of when to stop work, otherwise they could be risking temporary and permanent damage if they continue with these actions.
From an employee’s point of view, they get an honest reminder of when to stop work, otherwise they could be risking temporary and permanent damage if they continue with these actions.
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| An example of a few different tradespeople hard at work |
WHAT OUR PRODUCT WILL DO?
At this point, we’re relatively unsure about the physical
form of the device, yet the concept of what we want it to do remains. We want a
device that can link to a specific tool and use specfic data that relates to
that tool to provide a feedback loop and timer for how long someone should use
this tool. By understanding this data, the product can thus be designed only
allow workers to not work to the point of injury, thus preventing physical harm
and productivity loss.
The product will also be able to assist and protect workers by responding to the specific behaviour of an individual user. This will be done by monitoring the main response tool of a human to pain from a power tool, the human hand. This will be done by assessing behaviour and how a human hand reacts when confronted with stress. That is what the next section will detail.
The product will also be able to assist and protect workers by responding to the specific behaviour of an individual user. This will be done by monitoring the main response tool of a human to pain from a power tool, the human hand. This will be done by assessing behaviour and how a human hand reacts when confronted with stress. That is what the next section will detail.
HUMAN INTERACTION – Reactions to
Hand Pain
Firstly, it is difficult to
understand how different people react to pain as we all monitor pain
differently. As an undergraduate designer who has extremely limited knowledge
of Neuroscience, my limited understanding will be used to the best ability to
understand this concept.
As can be seen here: à http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/2-2006/people-react-differently-to-pain.html
As can be seen here: à http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/2-2006/people-react-differently-to-pain.html
It clearly shows a problem we’re trying to address, those 20 percent of people who simply ignore constant pain. With successful implementation of our device, we hope we can correct this occurrence within our chosen context.
My understanding of reaction to hand pain is firmly rooted in personal observation techniques. The pictures below help demonstrate this concept.
From observation, the group noticed that when I human hand was in pain, they would either press on the hand at the point of pain, flex and unflex there hand to relieve tension through the tendons or shake their hand for a similar outcome. This observation of behaviour is what we will monitor in order to enhance the interaction.
WORKING THROUGH PAIN.
A key drive behind our concept is the fact that labourer in particular have a tendency to work through pain in order to get a job done one time, this means more potential jobs and therefore, potentially, more money. The following represents a small section of overall reading done into the topic.
A key drive behind our concept is the fact that labourer in particular have a tendency to work through pain in order to get a job done one time, this means more potential jobs and therefore, potentially, more money. The following represents a small section of overall reading done into the topic.
In general, there is little data available in regards to
statistics of people who endure through work pain, however, much is written
about chronic conditions such as arthritis and how people cope through the day.
For many people, particular those of the older generations this is becoming an
increasingly common occurrence. This data helps further justify the validity of
our concept, and proves people have set up coping mechanisms to cope. With this
in mind, we believe our product can help address this.
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