Burrows, AlisonAlisonBurrowsNoyes, JanJanNoyesGooberman-Hill, RachaelRachaelGooberman-HillCoyle, DavidDavidCoyle2015-06-212015-06-212015 the A2015-05-18http://hdl.handle.net/10197/6615ICTD International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development, Singapore, 15-18 May, 2015Current demographic and health trends mean it is becoming imperative to rethink healthcare provision worldwide. This paper introduces SPHERE, a large-scale Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration that aims to make a contribution to addressing this challenge. Specifically, SPHERE is developing a smart home system based on a common platform of non-medical/environmental sensors to address a variety of healthcare needs. In order to achieve its goal of widespread deployment, SPHERE technology must meet the requirements of its envisaged users. In this paper we present the rationale and methodology of an ethnographic study of people's experiences of health and technology. The aim of this study was to gather rich contextual data to inform the design of meaningful and inclusive healthcare technology.en© 2015 the Authors. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of ACM for your personal use. Not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development, (2015), http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2737856.2737888.Cultural probesEthnographyFocus groupHome healthcareHuman factorsSensing technologiesTechnology tourUser-centered designConference Publication10.1145/2737856.27378882015-05-21https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/