A Conceptual Framework for Blockchain Enhanced Information Modeling for Healing and Therapeutic Design

Area of Science:

• Architecture and Health
• Digital Design
• Sustainable Development

Background:

• Healing and Therapeutic Design (HTD) interventions show potential for improving public health, especially post-pandemic.
• Current HTD approaches lack robust methods to address design challenges like requirement conflicts and incomplete information.
• Emerging Information Modeling (IM) and blockchain (BC) offer solutions to enhance design processes.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop a conceptual framework for Blockchain-enhanced Information Modeling for Healing and Therapeutic Design (BC-HTD).
• To address challenges in the HTD process and promote health and well-being.
• To explore the integration of BC-enabled IM for improved design decision-making and knowledge management in HTD.

Main Methods:

• Literature analysis using mixed quantitative and qualitative methods to construct the BC-HTD framework.
• Validation through pre-interview questionnaires and follow-up interviews with industry experts and academics.
• Analysis of BC-enhanced HTD processes and knowledge management for design decisions.

Main Results:

• A two-level conceptual BC-HTD framework (high-level: user, system, information; low-level: detailed system content) was developed.
• The framework integrates BC-enabled IM to manage design variables, knowledge, and decisions effectively.
• Expert validation confirmed the framework's potential to address HTD challenges.

Conclusions:

• The BC-HTD framework offers a novel approach to enhance design processes for improved health and well-being.
• This study pioneers the application of BC-enabled IM in HTD, paving the way for future research.
• Potential for Non-Fungible Token (NFT) applications in design, leveraging BC advantages for sustainable Health Metaverse development.