This presentation tackles four of the key critiques of design (that it’s traumatizing; it’s extractive; it’s neocolonial; and it’s conservative), offers four resources for further study for each one, and ends with a call to action to build and amplify “critical design alternatives.”
More Talks by Sarah
Slides
Trauma Responsiveness by Design: Towards an Ethic of Care and Accountability in Design Research
TopicsEthics
How ethics of care and accountability complement trauma-informed principles in design...
Slides
Adding Friction to Mandatory Reporting: The Case for Survivor-Centered Research
TopicsEthics
How might researchers navigate knowing that mandatory reporting can harm participants?...
Slides
Ceding Power in Design
TopicsCommunity, Culture, Ethics, Privilege, Social Innovation
How might designer reckon with the power they wield?...
Slides
A Typology of Participation in Participatory Research
TopicsEthics, Service Design, Social Innovation
How to map out the degrees and sites of participation in research?...
Slides
Unraveling the Links Between Design and Policing
TopicsCommunity, Data, Disability, Environment, Ethics, Policy, Security, Social Networks
Digital tracking and profiling, personalizing users’ experience, monitoring their...
VideoSlides
Establishing Meaningful Relationships with Communities You Serve
TopicsAccessibility, Diversity & Inclusion, Service Design, Social Innovation
How can we form more authentic relationships and coalitions with community?...
VideoSlides
Trauma-Informed Design
TopicsAccessibility, Diversity & Inclusion, Ethics, Service Design, Social Innovation
How might designers bring a trauma-informed lens to their work?...
VideoSlides
Lessening the Research Burden on Vulnerable Communities
TopicsDiversity & Inclusion, Ethics, Service Design, Social Innovation
In what ways can we make research less burdensome for vulnerable communities?...
VideoSlides
Conducting Research with Vulnerable Communities
TopicsDiversity & Inclusion, Ethics, Service Design, Social Innovation
What are the specificities of conducting design research with vulnerable populations?...
Slides
Physical Storyboarding
TopicsMethodology, Service Design
How can we make storyboarding more participative and collaborative?...
Slides
Research in Design for Development
TopicsEthics, Service Design, Social Innovation
What makes user research in the context of international development unique?...
VideoSlides
The Power of Proverbial Expression in Design Research
TopicsEthics, Service Design, Social Innovation
How can proverbs be used to enrich our design research practice?...
VideoSlides
Exploratory Research in UX Design
TopicsMethodology
What is exploratory research and how can it complement evaluative or comparative research?...
Discover More Talks
More talks
VideoGeneral Info
In Perfect Harmony: Collaboration for Digital Teams
DisciplineDesign Operations
TopicsCommunication, Leadership, Teamwork
Speaker Lisa Welchman
Presented at Acquia Engage in Boston, MA,...
VideoGeneral Info
A Deeper Way to Build
DisciplinesInteraction Design, Product Design
TopicsCulture, Design Thinking, Innovation
Speaker May-Li Khoe
NSNorth 2016. What does the future of technology look like? What do *you* want the...
VideoGeneral Info
Culture Design
DisciplineUser Experience
TopicsCulture, Leadership, Teamwork
Speaker Alla Weinberg
Have you ever heard the saying ‘culture eats strategy for breakfast’? If you’ve...
Speakers, Get Featured
Get connected with event organizers interested in engaging women and gender non-binary speakers in design and tech.
Sign UpAlready have an account?
Log inKnow a great speaker? Let us know so we can invite them to be part of our directory and amplify their voice.
Nominate them