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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How can we form more authentic relationships and coalitions with community?...

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How might designers bring a trauma-informed lens to their work?...

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TopicsDiversity & Inclusion, Ethics, Service Design, Social Innovation
In what ways can we make research less burdensome for vulnerable communities?...

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Conducting Research with Vulnerable Communities
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Physical Storyboarding
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The Power of Proverbial Expression in Design Research
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How can proverbs be used to enrich our design research practice?...

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Exploratory Research in UX Design
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What is exploratory research and how can it complement evaluative or comparative research?...
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