Design Thinking is BS?
I’ve been on an emotional rollercoaster following my first read of an article, Design Thinking is B.S. by Natasha Jen (and watching the connected video). A gut reaction to protect …
Handy guide to empathy
Sometimes family—even family you love—can be the worst. Your mom is always on your case, your kid never does his homework without being reminded, your significant other is forever leaving …
Team Type 1 Diabetes: How parents and teens can work together without driving each other crazy
We’re about to blow your mind: Teens and their parents often don’t see eye to eye. We’ll pause for a moment to let that shocking news sink in. Recovered? Okay …
3 Things We’re Looking Forward to This Summer
After what felt like the longest winter ever, we’ve shaken off our puffy coats and emerged into the sunshine. Summer is almost officially here and we have a lot to …
Codesigned Shared Decision-Making Diabetes Management Plan Tool for Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Their Parents: Prototype Development and Pilot Test
Research Jam joined forces with researcher and endocrinologist Dr. Tamara Hannon and her team to publish a paper about our recent project. We worked with teens with type 1 diabetes …
Using Gamification to Engage People with Opioid Use Disorder in Human-Centered Research
Because of sharp increases in opioid overdoses, emergency doctors at Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis developed Project POINT to reach drug users when they are most receptive to change—soon after a …
Research Jam Was All IN At The Indiana State Fair
Last month, Research Jam (AKA CHeP’s Patient Engagement Core) teamed up with their friends at All IN to host a booth at the Indiana State Fair. All IN is a …
3 Things We’re Looking Forward to This Summer
Summer is just starting to heat up around the Research Jam office. Besides our own personal summer endeavors like gardening, family vacations, and basking in the sunshine, there are three big things to look forward to in our work this summer.
Coming Together To Give Back
As part of our Factory Week we spent an afternoon volunteering at Gleaner’s Food Bank. Over 260,000 people in Indiana are receiving food assistance from Gleaner’s. According to gleaners.org, “That’s 1 …
Session Recap: The Game of Liver Transplant
In a jam session held in February, we introduced the Game of Liver Transplant to adolescents with biliary atresia and their parents. The object of the game is to move past your liver transplant.