The sight of a terrified little girl about to have an MRI scan gave Doug Dietz a different perspective on his work as an industrial designer at GE Healthcare – and led to a project that has turned imaging departments at 27 children’s hospitals in the US into small theme parks.
The idea that eventually emerged from a mix of brainstorming and research – with some persistence thrown in – was to transform a frightening medical test into a voyage on a spaceship, a visit to a pirate island and other adventures.
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