Another practical issue, with consequences for our choice of design methods, was
that materials used in the workshops had to use the limited space available for display.
They had to fit a hospital tray table and they had to be mobile – so that all the props
could easily be picked up and moved whenever necessary. The design process itself
needed to be flexible – so that the discussion was easily picked up after an
interruption; and privacy aware – so that private information didn’t get disclosed
accidentally to third parties. Also, the choice of materials was affected: everything
that was shared between the patients needed to be disinfected. The cards and other
paper props were therefore plasticized.