Speaker: Geke Ludden (University of Twente)

To make a successful transition to sustainable care in the future, we will have to embrace technology but also design with consideration for the whole system. 'Care' as a broad concept should be central. This includes care for the individual, care for the social environment, care for the natural environment. Technology can help if we see it as part of this system. It matters how we design this technology, we do so best if we understand what values are important in care and if we take responsibility as designers to design with care. Using some examples, I will show how designers, scientists, patients and healthcare professionals can do this together.

Geke Ludden (MSc PhD - IO TU Delft) is professor of Interaction Design at the University of Twente. She leads a research group and is a fellow of the UT DesignLab. She is co-editor of two books: Design for Behaviour Change and Design for Mental Health and Wellbeing. Her research focuses in particular on human-technology interaction in the health and care domain.

This event takes place OFFLINE only on Wednesday 1 October 2025.

This event will be held at Se7en restaurant. You are welcome to join us for a preliminary dinner from 6pm - 7.30pm (own cost of €25 at start), please indicate this at least three days in advance when registering. Participation in the lecture is free, 7.30pm to +/- 9pm.