The Influence of Human-Systems Integration on the “Fuzzy Front End” of Innovation: A MedTech Case Study

Yaroslav Menshenin; Romain Pinquié

doi:10.65351/hsi24.029

Abstract

Human-Systems Integration (HSI) can be considered as the combination of Systems Engineering and Human-Centered Design approaches. To support HSI, the system of interest (SoI) and its broader context should be developed with a specific engineering design objective and consider humans part of the system. Using a MedTech industry case study, this paper explores the influence of including MedTech end-users, such as Healthcare Professionals, within the SoI definition. The MBSE approach models the “fuzzy front end” of innovation for the MedTech Combination Product and places the end-users within the SoI boundaries. The paper advocates that such an approach shifts the paradigm of enabling the human factors considerations to the early innovation phases rather than waiting for the first physical prototype.

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@inproceedings{menshenin2024,
  author = {Menshenin, Yaroslav and Pinquié, Romain},
  editor = {Masson, Dimitri},
  publisher = {INCOSE},
  title = {The {Influence} of {Human-Systems} {Integration} on the
    “{Fuzzy} {Front} {End}” of {Innovation:} {A} {MedTech} {Case}
    {Study}},
  booktitle = {Proceedings International Conference on Human Systems
    Integration},
  volume = {3},
  date = {2024-08-29},
  url = {https://hsi-wg.github.io/conferences/HSI2024/proceedings/the-influence-of-human-systems-integration-on-the-fuzzy-front-end-of-innovation-a-medtech-case-study.html},
  doi = {10.65351/hsi24.029},
  langid = {en},
  abstract = {Human-Systems Integration (HSI) can be considered as the
    combination of Systems Engineering and Human-Centered Design
    approaches. To support HSI, the system of interest (SoI) and its
    broader context should be developed with a specific engineering
    design objective and consider humans part of the system. Using a
    MedTech industry case study, this paper explores the influence of
    including MedTech end-users, such as Healthcare Professionals,
    within the SoI definition. The MBSE approach models the “fuzzy front
    end” of innovation for the MedTech Combination Product and places
    the end-users within the SoI boundaries. The paper advocates that
    such an approach shifts the paradigm of enabling the human factors
    considerations to the early innovation phases rather than waiting
    for the first physical prototype.}
}

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Menshenin, Yaroslav, and Romain Pinquié. 2024. “The Influence of Human-Systems Integration on the ‘Fuzzy Front End’ of Innovation: A MedTech Case Study.” In Proceedings International Conference on Human Systems Integration, edited by Dimitri Masson. Vol. 3. INCOSE. https://doi.org/10.65351/hsi24.029.