How can good design change your future?
Scroll down to read, learn, and explore the big questions of design. What exactly is design? How has it impacted your life? What can good design improve and what can bad design deteriorate? Join us, as we explore the power of design.
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Building an Inclusive Culture
A diverse workforce can bring a wealth of different perspectives and experiences to the table. This can lead to increased creativity and innovation, as well as better decision making. By having a workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds and experiences, companies can also better understand and serve their customers.
“It takes skill to be real, time to heal each other” - Tupac Shakur
Designing a better lifestyle for these communities necessitates a multi-faceted approach that addresses the many challenges they face. But just because it's difficult, should we not even attempt to make a difference?
Challenging Anti-Black Racism through Design
Design has the power to bring about positive change and address complex social and cultural issues, including anti-black racism. By using design to raise awareness, advocate for change, and create inclusive spaces, designers can play a crucial role in promoting racial equity and justice.
Leveraging Design Thinking in Personal Life
Our agency underwent a transformation when we fully embraced design thinking and sprints as a key aspect of our process in early 2020. This shift completely changed our approach to client problems and challenged us to think differently about business and problem-solving. The design-thinking and sprint methodology broadened our perspectives, allowing us to see obstacles as opportunities. As we continued to use this process, I became increasingly invested in this way of working.
Let’s Redesign Our Police
Every day, we are faced with reports of police officers using excessive, sometimes fatal, force against unarmed citizens. It's undeniable that law enforcement has a high-stress job, and like in any profession, there are good and bad actors. However, some careers may not be able to tolerate the consequences of having bad actors or such a large margin for error. With racial disparity continuing to increase and social outrage reaching a boiling point, it's important to consider alternative solutions before it's too late. This is where designers may come in as unlikely allies to address this issue. Hear us out…
Don’t forget the people…
In today's digital landscape, it's more important than ever to ensure that all people have access to the products and services that they need to live, work and thrive. That's why it's critical for business leaders and startup founders to embrace inclusive design principles, which aim to create products and services that are usable by everyone, regardless of ability, culture or background. In this article, we'll explore the 6 essential principles of inclusive design, and how they can help you create products that truly serve everyone.
Design for social impact
In today's fast-paced and ever-changing world, social and environmental issues are becoming more pressing by the day. Climate change, poverty, inequality, and access to healthcare, education, and basic necessities are just a few of the many challenges that need to be addressed.