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Pivot Design Group

Pivot Design Group is a Toronto agency practising user-centred design and design research, mainly in healthcare, since 1998. Founded by Ian Chalmers, its projects have included a post-stroke therapy tool with Toronto Rehab and work involving Cloud DX.

DesignTorontoFounded 1998pivot.design
1998year the studio began its design practiceTechTO stage 2017-04-06

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About

Pivot Design Group is a Toronto design studio that has worked in user-centred design and design research since 1998, focused largely on healthcare. Its process runs from discovery through iterative prototyping. Founder Ian Chalmers showed projects at a 2017 TechTO health event, including a post-stroke upper-arm therapy tool and work involving Cloud DX, a Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE finalist.

Quick answers

What does Pivot Design Group do?

User-centred design and design research, mainly for healthcare clients, from a Toronto studio operating since 1998.

Who founded it?

Ian Chalmers, who is its design director and also founded the DesignMeets series.

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