“What would you say are the greatest obstacles to creating either by design, in teams, in organizations and/or in communities, this future that is accessible, equitable and joyful?”
“Fear. I’d say fear.”
Please join our host, CEO, and incluu Founder, Dr. Dédé Tetsubayashi and guest, Sabrina Meherally of Pause & Effect as they discuss the future of designing relationally for justice and equity.
This month, on our 4th episode of the Brave Spaces Roundtable podcast, I, your host, and incluu Founder & CEO, Dr. Dédé Tetsubayashi discuss design at the intersection of social justice and liberation with Tania Anaissie, Founder & CEO of Beytna Design, and one of the five brilliant minds behind the creation of both the Liberatory Design framework and corresponding card deck.
On this episode, Tania takes us through her design journey from breaking bread and eating hummus at her mother’s table to basking in what she refers to as a “tidal wave” of expansion around good, “equity aware” design.
One of the biggest misconceptions about tech is aptly summarized by Hessie Jones, “[Tech is]afforded a supremacy that humans feel comfortable not questioning. And yet, technology isn’t just a neutral tool.” As AI/ML continues to become rapidly enmeshed in our daily lives, so have discussions of ethics, and the lack thereof, in tech. The dangers of the myriad intersectional biases in tech design have made their way from the confines of esoteric spaces into broader mainstream discussions of diversity, equity, inclusion, and ethics. Although many big tech companies are hiring in-house DEI consultants and broaching the topic of more equitable …
I am passionate about my work as a Product Inclusion Specialist, a profession where I build products that work for everybody, regardless of ability, gender, resources, culture, race, or class. I focus on building ethical products and processes that resist exploiting customers as merely transactional profit providers, because greed is the enemy of equal socioeconomic progress, and there is a middle: building equitably for both people and profits. As technology has exploded around us and demonstrated capabilities beyond our imagination, we’ve come to believe that building machines will relieve us of our own biases and shortcomings. Machines, we believe, won’t be flawed the way we are. …
It has taken us some time to find the words to express our deep empathy, sympathy, and worry for Asian communities across the US. Acts of violence engendered by hate affects us all, so we did not want to comment until we ourselves were in a space where we could do so in a way that lifts the voices, struggles, and causes of our Asian allies. Incluu operates by educating and training folks to lead with curiosity and an open mind and heart; therefore, we strongly believe that education and learning on the perspectives of others is the best way …
