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.”
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Establishing Meaningful Relationships with Communities You Serve
TopicsAccessibility, Diversity & Inclusion, Service Design, Social Innovation
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Trauma-Informed Design
TopicsAccessibility, Diversity & Inclusion, Ethics, Service Design, Social Innovation
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TopicsDiversity & Inclusion, Ethics, Service Design, Social Innovation
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TopicsDiversity & Inclusion, Ethics, Service Design, Social Innovation
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Physical Storyboarding
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Research in Design for Development
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The Power of Proverbial Expression in Design Research
TopicsEthics, Service Design, Social Innovation
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