This talk examines the role of user research in design for international development. How can designers work across different contexts and cultures and understand what will be effective solutions? How does a knowledge of people, place, and culture inform the design process? What is the process behind international development projects and the role of designers in this context?
TopicsEthics
How might researchers navigate knowing that mandatory reporting can harm participants?...
TopicsCommunity, Culture, Ethics, Privilege, Social Innovation
How might designer reckon with the power they wield?...
TopicsEthics, Service Design, Social Innovation
How to map out the degrees and sites of participation in research?...
TopicsCommunity, Data, Disability, Environment, Ethics, Policy, Security, Social Networks
Digital tracking and profiling, personalizing users’ experience, monitoring their...
TopicsDiversity & Inclusion, Ethics, Social Innovation
How design is traumatizing, extractive, neocolonial, and conservative....
TopicsAccessibility, Diversity & Inclusion, Service Design, Social Innovation
How can we form more authentic relationships and coalitions with community?...
TopicsAccessibility, Diversity & Inclusion, Ethics, Service Design, Social Innovation
How might designers bring a trauma-informed lens to their work?...
TopicsDiversity & Inclusion, Ethics, Service Design, Social Innovation
In what ways can we make research less burdensome for vulnerable communities?...
TopicsDiversity & Inclusion, Ethics, Service Design, Social Innovation
What are the specificities of conducting design research with vulnerable populations?...
TopicsMethodology, Service Design
How can we make storyboarding more participative and collaborative?...
TopicsEthics, Service Design, Social Innovation
How can proverbs be used to enrich our design research practice?...
TopicsMethodology
What is exploratory research and how can it complement evaluative or comparative research?...
DisciplineProduct Design
TopicsBusiness Strategy, Design Strategy
Speaker Daniela Jorge
Featuring Daniela Jorge, Chief Design Officer, Capital One; Shannon Knapp,...
DisciplineUser Experience
TopicsDesign Strategy, Teamwork
Speaker Karen VanHouten
Collaboration is the keystone of successful innovation. And many teams THINK they...
DisciplineUser Experience
TopicsInnovation
IndustriesAutomotive, Technology
Speaker Molly Nix
A dive into how Uber designs for trust in self-driving cars....
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