Esperanza Harper
Innovation Leader | Associate PrincipalLS3PWith a passionate commitment to reshaping the landscape of healthcare through innovation and equity, Esperanza (Espy) Harper shines as a beacon of transformative design. With over twenty years of experience as a healthcare planner and now serving as the Innovation Leader at LS3P, she not only explores the intersections of innovation, healthcare, and health equity, but also plays a fundamental role in imagining the future of architectural practice. A co-author and presenter on the subject of healthcare design research, Espy is also a co-founder of the Health Equity Design Collaborative, a movement with the goal of dismantling health inequity through meaningful design impact and plays a lead role in the Future Healthcare Designers Mentoring Network.
R02 – Harnessing Collective Genius in the Design Process: An Interactive Round Table Discussion
At the heart of creating innovative healthcare environments is the foundational principle that innovation is born out of collective genius. Well-compo…At the heart of creating innovative healthcare environments is the foundational principle that innovation is born out of collective genius. Well-composed teams make better decisions, solve complex problems, and create solutions that serve a wider ran…At the heart of creating innovative healthcare environments is the foundational principle that innovation is born out of collective genius. Well-composed teams make better decisions, solve complex problems, and create solutions that serve a wider range of patients and users. Yet many organizations struggle to diversify teams and equip them with the skills to turn perspectives into inclusive design and better outcomes. This interactive panel unlea…At the heart of creating innovative healthcare environments is the foundational principle that innovation is born out of collective genius. Well-composed teams make better decisions, solve complex problems, and create solutions that serve a wider range of patients and users. Yet many organizations struggle to diversify teams and equip them with the skills to turn perspectives into inclusive design and better outcomes. This interactive panel unleashes breaks open the “why” and “how” of embedding diversity in healthcare design teams through audience participation. Panelists, leaders in healthcare design and organizational equity, will guide attendees through exercises: mapping whose perspectives are missing in project teams, and role-playing scenarios that surface unconscious and overt bias. Attendees will learn: Why diversity matters: First-person stories reveal how mono-perspective teams miss critical design needs, harming patient outcomes and staff well-being. How to mitigate bias: Interactive prompts help participants recognize blind spots and practice techniques to call in, not call out, bias and microaggressions. What to do next: Attendees leave aware of how varied perspectives can yield more effective, person-centered, community-responsive healthcare environments.This session equips every participant with insights and tools to foster more inclusive, bias-resistant design—ensuring our hospitals heal everyone, by design.Show MoreClick the title to see all detailsShow More
