08 Jul SPARK Webinar – The Power of User-Centered Design
SPARK Webinar Recap – The Power of User-Centered Design
On July 8, 2025, Key Tech Senior Industrial Designers Josh Hartl and Chet Larrow led a 36-minute SPARK session on how user-centered design drives better outcomes in medical product development. They highlighted methods for engaging stakeholders across the full development cycle—discovery, design, and evaluation—using techniques like observational research, interviews, workflow definition, co-design sessions, and formative testing. Through real-world case studies, Josh and Chet showed how early and iterative user involvement reduces risk, uncovers unmet needs, improves usability, and ultimately leads to safer, more effective devices.
Watch the full episode here:
Alexis coordinates Key Tech’s marketing and business development efforts alongside Andy. She is also active corralling the undergraduate recruiting process at Key Tech. Alexis previously worked for an AM 100 law firm in marketing communications where she specialized in event planning. She received a BA and MA from Shippensburg University in Applied History.
A history nerd at heart, Alexis fits right into the quirky culture at Key Tech (though she still can’t speak binary). Weekends are spent chasing her two boys and spending time on her boat.
A history nerd at heart, Alexis fits right into the quirky culture at Key Tech (though she still can’t speak binary). Weekends are spent chasing her two boys and spending time on her boat.
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