Strange to think how vacuum cleaners have changed in look and design. The evidence of the ease of design, visualization and prototyping are all around. These new vacuums looking like static versions of the robotic forms that will surely replace them, and already in the marketplace. Psychiatric and psychology services use guided imagery and 'visualization therapy' to help patients rehearse new behaviours. Change may then be more likely.
Physical change is a key preoccupation for health professions.
MI is now well established with dedicated journals, with new titles emerging. Amid all these advances it is interesting to note that after many decades nursing still strives for scientific status. Especially in view of the often lack lustre performance of IT in nursing thus far. Some people are verbalisers , whilst others are imagers . The links below list some of the PROS and CONS of visualization in nursing.