Digital version of the WHO Self-care wheel
The WHO Self-Care Wheel is a printed card tool that supports WHO’s self-care guidelines. By turning the wheel, users – including caregivers, health workers and in some cases, patients – can be guided to appropriate self-care practices with evidence-based interventions. In April 2024, the Wheel received the WHO Director-General’s Excellence Award for Innovation.
The brief
The WHO Self-Care team was planning an interactive event at the WHO Eureka Lab, to introduce the Self-Care Wheel and gather user feedback for further refinement. Lushomo was tasked with developing a digital version of the Wheel and a series of interactive workshop posters for participants to share thoughts and ideas.
Our approach
Through a workshop with the WHO Self-Care team, we first defined the event objectives and explored the research behind the Wheel. We then developed an interactive, gamified version for use at the event – participants would spin the Wheel to win prizes and spark discussions on the functionality. We also designed a series of posters posing questions on the Wheel’s purpose and real-world application.
Visual language
Designed to encourage participants to handwrite feedback and add Post-it notes, the event posters have a graph paper-style background grid and ample white space to fill. Strong typography, colour-coded notes and guided prompts encourage sketching, scribbling and active co-design.
The deliverables
Four, large-scale interactive posters and an easy-to-use, digitised Self-Care Wheel that echoes the functionality of the paper-based version.
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