Notes on healthcare design, research, and teaching from Jules Sherman.https://julessherman.com/en-ushttps://julessherman.com/blog/ai-agency-and-the-future-of-hci/https://julessherman.com/blog/ai-agency-and-the-future-of-hci/A reflection on agency, accessibility, and responsible innovation in AI-enabled systems.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://julessherman.com/blog/when-the-system-became-the-product/https://julessherman.com/blog/when-the-system-became-the-product/I spent most of my career designing physical things.Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://julessherman.com/blog/the-questions-that-shape-us/https://julessherman.com/blog/the-questions-that-shape-us/Today, two seemingly disparate inputs I consumed overlapped in a way that felt unexpectedly connected.Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://julessherman.com/blog/pediatric-tracheostomy-care/https://julessherman.com/blog/pediatric-tracheostomy-care/As the co-author of “Equitable Care for Children with a Tracheostomy: Addressing Challenges and Seeking Systemic Solutions” and “100 Things I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me: Everyday…Mon, 27 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://julessherman.com/blog/what-i-have-learned-about-teaching-design/https://julessherman.com/blog/what-i-have-learned-about-teaching-design/One fortunate day in 2013, I received an e-mail from Dr. William Rhine, a mentor of mine. Dr. Rhine had been the Director of Neonatology at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital for many years, and…Sat, 26 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://julessherman.com/blog/ai-play-for-diverse-domains/https://julessherman.com/blog/ai-play-for-diverse-domains/The rapid proliferation of AI tools across various fields, including design, engineering, medicine, education, and art marks a transformative era where technology is not just a tool but a…Fri, 29 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://julessherman.com/blog/embedded/https://julessherman.com/blog/embedded/The healthcare industry is one of the most critical industries in the world and plays an enormous role in the well-being of individuals. The design of medical products can have a significant…Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://julessherman.com/blog/subpar-or-non-existent-design-for-womens-healthcare/https://julessherman.com/blog/subpar-or-non-existent-design-for-womens-healthcare/General gaps in healthcare come in many flavors: malfunctioning of a tool or process, the absence of a tool or process, lack of a shared mental model during clinical procedures, communication…Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://julessherman.com/blog/authentic-ethnography/https://julessherman.com/blog/authentic-ethnography/When I was a student at the d.school, I remember that conducting ethnography was rushed. We rarely had assistance with finding suitable participants to interview, and insights were expected to…Fri, 04 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://julessherman.com/blog/empathy-learnings/https://julessherman.com/blog/empathy-learnings/I co-taught a course one summer at Stanford’s d. School with Dr. Henry Lee, Hamsika Chandrasekar and Seamus Harte called “Gaining Patient Perspectives On Disease.” Informally, I called the class…Tue, 28 May 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://julessherman.com/blog/liquid-gold-how-colostrum-saves-money/https://julessherman.com/blog/liquid-gold-how-colostrum-saves-money/Sasha had given birth to preterm twins at 30 weeks. She was instructed to pump and hand-express her colostrum into a bottle or medicine cup. It was awkward to use the breast pump because the…Sun, 16 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://julessherman.com/blog/design-for-child-health-equity-redesigning-healthcare-delivery/https://julessherman.com/blog/design-for-child-health-equity-redesigning-healthcare-delivery/This post is about a d.school class I co-taught with Dr. Lee Sanders, Stanford’s Chief of General Pediatrics, called Design For Health Equity: Redesigning Healthcare Delivery.Sun, 02 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://julessherman.com/blog/designing-for-safety-in-labor-delivery/https://julessherman.com/blog/designing-for-safety-in-labor-delivery/A teaching team that combines a designer and a clinician is a must for classes in healthcare design and was, as a result, essential for creating a class like Designing For Safety in Labor & Delivery.Fri, 20 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT