Design to make a difference: How do we foster a culture of belonging?
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Design to make a difference: How do we foster a culture of belonging?
There’s a lot of research that shows that when people question whether they belong, their work performance suffers, their engagement goes down, they’re more likely to leave—all of these bad things happen. What companies typically do is build a culture that works well for the dominant group, but doesn’t work well for people that may not be like the
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Beyond employment equity, design justice requires full inclusion of, accountability to, and ultimately control by people with direct lived experience of the conditions the design team is trying to change.
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Clarity and shared understanding of goals (i.e., everyone gives the same answer to the question “Why are we building this and what do we hope to achieve with it?”). Unity around the specific work required and how each person will contribute to it (i.e., everyone can give an answer to the question “What am I supposed to be doing and how does that fi
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The group needs to learn:
- What everyone else thinks about the challenge: What is happening? What’s the real challenge?
- What they themselves believe is possible — what futures can be created with this group?
- What does the group believe is possible?
- What are we willing to try? How much risk are we willing to endure?
- How committed is the group to the chall
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Then ask questions that might spark ideas about what adjustments might be helpful: What can we do to help others understand how we value and appreciate them? What can we do to more fully understand others’ viewpoints and concerns? What trappings of leadership currently exist in the organization? Which of these trappings and differences make good bu
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