Architect, designer and social innovator Liz Ogbu and famed New York street artist/activist Caledonia Curry (aka SWOON) discuss how they address/heal/rebuild communities and urban environments through creative solutions and collaborative approaches to transforming systems, places, and lives.
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What if gentrification was about healing communities instead of displacing them?
TopicsCommunity, Social Innovation
Liz Ogbu is an architect who works on spatial justice: the idea that justice has a...


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Why I’m an architect that designs for social impact, not buildings
TopicsCommunity, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Innovation, Social Innovation
A talk about making the imperative of architecture to be more than creating better buildin...
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How and Why to Start Sketchnoting
DisciplinesInformation Architecture, User Experience
TopicsCommunication, Illustration, Visual Thinking
Speaker Veronica Erb
Sketchnoting is like notetaking, but with more flair and more focus. Hand lettering...

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Caring Systems: Documentation as care
DisciplineUser Experience
TopicsCommunication, Design Systems, Teamwork
Speaker Amelia Abreu
All humans require care. Writing and maintaining documentation is a form of care:...

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“Make it Pretty” – short version
DisciplineInteraction Design
TopicsCommunication, Creativity, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Teamwork, Visual Thinking
Speaker Audrey Crane
When someone asks you to just "make it pretty" -- recognizing and reacting gracefully!...
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