Proportion Global · Events

Talks from the field

Open sessions with HCD practitioners from our global network. Each session is built around a real project: what the challenge was, what they did in the field, and what changed. Free to attend. Live Q&A throughout.

Upcoming sessions

Confirmed
Date & time
Thursday, 10 July 2026
15:00–16:15 EAT · 13:00 CET · 07:00 ET
Host
Thomas Schuurmans
+ trainer co-host (TBC)
Format
25 min intro · 10 min programme overview · 30 min Q&A

Why do health systems keep producing solutions that communities don’t use? Thomas Schuurmans makes the case for designing from within: what changes when you put local practitioners at the centre of the process, and what that looks like in practice across different health contexts.

A co-host trainer joins for the Q&A. This session also introduces the Proportion Academy, a 6-week HCD leadership programme starting September 2026.

Trainer TBC
Date & time
Friday, 25 July 2026
Time to be confirmed
Host
Trainer to be confirmed by 30 June
Format
20 min case · 10 min bridge · 30 min Q&A

One of our trainers will present a real project end-to-end. Trainer and case topic confirmed by 30 June.

Trainer TBC
Date & time
Wednesday, 5 August 2026
Time to be confirmed
Host
Trainer to be confirmed by 30 June
Format
20 min case · 10 min bridge · 30 min Q&A

One of our trainers will present a real project end-to-end. Trainer and case topic confirmed by 30 June.

Trainer TBC
Date & time
Thursday, 14 August 2026
Time to be confirmed
Host
Trainer to be confirmed by 30 June
Format
20 min case · 10 min bridge · 30 min Q&A

One of our trainers will present a real project end-to-end. Trainer and case topic confirmed by 30 June.

Confirmed
Date & time
Wednesday, 19 August 2026
Time to be confirmed
Host
Thomas Schuurmans
Format
30 min live Q&A · no case study

An open Q&A with Thomas Schuurmans on HCD in the development sector: how the approach works in practice, what makes it different from conventional research, and how organisations are using it to design better health services.

This is also the final session before registration closes for Cohort 1 of the Proportion Academy (20 August 2026).

Stay informed about upcoming sessions

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