Peter Skillman, the Global Head of Design at Philips, says: “These sessions give us an incredible opportunity to glimpse at the future of healthcare. Since teenagers tend to be the first users of new technologies, it means they’re often happy to try new things out and come up with fresh new ideas.”

Alongside these co-creation sessions, Philips also regularly organizes events where teenagers get to take on the role of physicians. Robert-Jan de Pauw, Philips’ Director of Data-Enabled Solutions, recently took a group of children who were all planning to train to become healthcare professionals into a demo interventional suite, where they could see how physicians carry out medical procedures, such as placing stents or treating the heart.

De Pauw says: “Building a new interventional system can take between seven and a half to 10 years. We believe it’s very important to get the insights of younger people as they are the future users of our solutions.”

Read Sarah Neville’s full story here on the Financial Times website.