A value tree map helps organize requests according to basic, target, and aspirational goals, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
When budget restrictions and providers’ competing priorities make it impossible to say yes to all of the design ideas gathered by an interior designer's research, a value tree map can be used to determine what are “must-have,” “nice-to-have,” and “can-you-imagine-if-we-had” amenities when creating a cancer-care environment, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website.
August 6, 2014
Topic Area: Interior Design
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