Public Works is a strategic design collaborative dedicated to advancing the health of people and the places where we live, work, and age.

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Health is more than
the absence of disease. Health is about jobs, employment, education, the environment, and
all of the things that go into making us healthy.
Dr. Joycelyn
Elders

02/03

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Cross-disciplinary team maps relationships and opportunities during a public health learning lab, using systems thinking and strategic design methods to address complex challenges.
Designers observe how older adults navigate a washroom to identify behavioral and environmental factors that impact accessibility, safety, and independence.
Designers observe how older adults navigate a washroom to identify behavioral and environmental factors that impact accessibility, safety, and independence.
Older adult shares lived experiences with a Public Works team member during ethnographic research to better understand aging in place.
Community member contributes ideas during a co-creation workshop, using sticky notes to identify opportunities for greater inclusion across services, systems, and spaces.
During a Public Works design sprint, an architect explores the entrance of a building while blindfolded to better understand and address accessibility challenges.
Older adult evaluates a full-scale prototype in a simulated senior living environment, providing feedback to improve usability, privacy, safety, and resident experience.
Older adult evaluates a full-scale prototype in a simulated senior living environment, providing feedback to improve usability, privacy, safety, and resident experience.
A cardiologist and product designer evaluate the form factor and usability of a wearable during a prototyping workshop.
A cardiologist and product designer evaluate the form factor and usability of a wearable during a prototyping workshop.
Healthcare leaders, neurologists, primary care physicians, and people impacted by Alzheimer's disease collaborate to strengthen pathways for early detection, diagnosis, and care.
Healthcare leaders, neurologists, primary care physicians, and people impacted by Alzheimer's disease collaborate to strengthen pathways for early detection, diagnosis, and care.
Older adult shares lived experiences with a Public Works team member during ethnographic research to better understand aging in place.
Older adult shares lived experiences with a Public Works team member during ethnographic research to better understand aging in place.
A cardiologist and product designer evaluate the form factor and usability of a wearable during a prototyping workshop.
A cardiologist and product designer evaluate the form factor and usability of a wearable during a prototyping workshop.
Designers observe how older adults navigate a washroom to identify behavioral and environmental factors that impact accessibility, safety, and independence.
Designers observe how older adults navigate a washroom to identify behavioral and environmental factors that impact accessibility, safety, and independence.

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Public Works is a strategic design collaborative dedicated to advancing the health of people and the places where we live, work, and age.

About Us

Our Practice

Our Partners

Our Leadership

Cross-disciplinary team maps relationships and opportunities during a public health learning lab, using systems thinking and strategic design methods to address complex challenges.
Designers observe how older adults navigate a washroom to identify behavioral and environmental factors that impact accessibility, safety, and independence.
Older adult shares lived experiences with a Public Works team member during ethnographic research to better understand aging in place.
Designers observe how older adults navigate a washroom to identify behavioral and environmental factors that impact accessibility, safety, and independence.
Community member contributes ideas during a co-creation workshop, using sticky notes to identify opportunities for greater inclusion across services, systems, and spaces.
During a Public Works design sprint, an architect explores the entrance of a building while blindfolded to better understand and address accessibility challenges.
Older adult evaluates a full-scale prototype in a simulated senior living environment, providing feedback to improve usability, privacy, safety, and resident experience.
A cardiologist and product designer evaluate the form factor and usability of a wearable during a prototyping workshop.
Healthcare leaders, neurologists, primary care physicians, and people impacted by Alzheimer's disease collaborate to strengthen pathways for early detection, diagnosis, and care.
Older adult shares lived experiences with a Public Works team member during ethnographic research to better understand aging in place.
A cardiologist and product designer evaluate the form factor and usability of a wearable during a prototyping workshop.
A cardiologist and product designer evaluate the form factor and usability of a wearable during a prototyping workshop.
Designers observe how older adults navigate a washroom to identify behavioral and environmental factors that impact accessibility, safety, and independence.

Health is more than
the absence of disease. Health is about jobs, employment, education, the environment, and
all of the things that go into making us healthy.
Dr. Joycelyn
Elders

02/03

Contact us.

Collaborate with us.

Join our team.

Stay in the loop.

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