EP 75: Designing Global Health | Tracy Johnson

What is a design anthropologist? How can design reframe challenges in global health? Why does Montreal have outdoor staircases? Tracy Johnson is a Design Anthropologist at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation where she ​ leads a portfolio of interdisciplinary investments, integrating human-centered design with the social and behavioral sciences and data analytics to bring about a deeper understanding of vulnerability as a pathway to the delivery of more equitable health outcomes. She leads the DesignforHealth.org community and was the guest editor of the Global Health: Science & Practice special supplement entitled Design for Health: Human Centered Design Looks to the Future. She received her PhD in social and cultural anthropology from Columbia University. Other Episode Mentions: Video: Blinded by Empathy Follow Tracy: Twitter | LinkedIn Episode website link: https://mailchi.mp/designlabpod/tracyjohnson More episode sources & links Sign-up for Design Lab Podcast’s Newsletter Newsletter Archive Follow @DesignLabPod on Twitter Instagram and LinkedIn Follow @BonKu on Twitter & Instagram Check out the Health Design Lab Production by Robert Pugliese Cover Design by Eden Lew Theme song by Emmanuel Houston