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Jo Hare is a Senior Lecturer in Service and Product Design at the University of the West of England, Bristol. With a PhD and a BSc (Hons), she specializes in Human-Centred Design and has over 20 years of professional experience in both industry and academia. Jo has worked on a variety of projects, notably as a Senior User-Centred Designer at the International Centre for Design Research, focusing on medical devices, baby products, and kitchen appliances. Her teaching activities include leading the BA in Product Design and creating modules on human-centred design and design research methods. Jo has contributed to the academic community with 15 journal and conference publications and has collaborated on funded research projects, including the DEPtH initiative, which investigates the interplay between physicality and design. She is passionate about applying creativity and Design Thinking methodologies to ensure that user needs are central to the design process. Her teaching emphasizes real-world applications and the importance of design in strategic business contexts.
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