Are you struggling to implement inclusive and equitable design because of pushback from your organization or your clients? Our community is here to help! For the past year, a small work group of community members has been building a “Making the Case” tool to help you get buy-in and work through resistance. Join us in a co-design jam next Monday, October 28th to review an early stage wireframe of our tool, share your inputs and work together to improve its design. Register at: https://lu.ma/sw210p5w #EquitableDesign #InclusiveDesign #EquityDesign #SocialDesign #DesignJustice #ProductEquity #Design
Inclusive Design Jam
Design Services
Community of practice championioning equity in the design of the world.
About us
We're a community of practice that champions equity in the design of the world. We create a safe space for connection, empowerment, and development around designing for inclusion, equity and justice.
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https://inclusivedesignjam.com
External link for Inclusive Design Jam
- Industry
- Design Services
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2022
- Specialties
- Design, Inclusive Design, Equitable Design, Human-Centered Design, Training, Advocacy, Social Impact, Social Change, Social Justice, and Design Justice
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We're thrilled to have Lydia Hooper join us next Friday, September 13th to facilitate a unique 1-hour workshop experience on practicing boundaries. Boundaries are an essential, but often overlooked, component of equity and inclusion work. As Lydia says, those of us doing this work may respond to challenges by overstretching ourselves. This can result in burnout, resentment and other harms for us. This is where body-based practices can help protect us — so we can continue showing up as our full selves in this work. In this session, you will: - reconsider what boundaries really are (they may not be what you think!) - learn about core concepts (including power, safety, and harm) - engage in body-based practices - participate in open group discussion 🔗 Sign up link is in the comments! To honor the labor behind this event and create meaningful moments of connection, we offer 3 "sliding scale" pricing tiers that align with your ability to pay. If these tiers don't align with your personal situation, please DM us and we'll provide with you free access. #Boundaries #SelfDevelopment #Workshop #Inclusion #Equity #SelfCare Image Description: Practicing Boundaries: From Skin to Bone with Lydia Hooper (She/Her), trauma-informed facilitator. Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. 1-hour Interactive Session. Hosted by: Sandra By Design (She/Her) & Danielle Brown (She/Her)
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An inside look into how we design our community events to be inclusive and accessible from our community founder!
Equitable Design Educator & Changemaker | Ex-Googler | Helping values-led teams design for equity, inclusion & justice and create lasting positive change
For several years now, I've made a conscious effort to design inclusive and equitable practices as often as possible into gatherings, workshops and events that I run. After much experimentation, I'm eager to start sharing some tips on this (although my learning on this is an ongoing journey!). Now, this work requires quite a bit of planning and the breaking of old habits (and creation of new ones). But the impact (as shown in the feedback snapshot below from yesterday's community event in the Inclusive Design Jam) is well worth the extra effort. Today, I want to highlight one practice that cuts across a few of these: providing multiple modes of participation. Sometimes, virtual gatherings are designed around a single tool (e.g, a Mural or Miro board), Zoom feature (e.g., poll questions) or mode of participation (e.g., verbal discussion only). This can create access and participation barriers for many folks. It can also generate discomfort, frustration and the feeling of not belonging in the space. Here are 4 concrete things we did in our session to break through this: 1) We encouraged folks to show up and participate as they desired — and communicated that ahead of time (for example, "you can lean in and actively participate or step back and follow along quietly"). This was emphasized at the start of the session. 2) We provided two workspaces for activities: a Mural board for those comfortable with a whiteboarding tool and a screen-reader friendly Google Doc. The doc was mostly text base, with alt text provided for all visuals. Content was copied and pasted between the two workspaces to the best of our ability for parity. 3) We provided instructions in the chat for every discussion prompt and activity to allow folks to contribute via the chat in case they are unable to access the tools. 4) We collected access needs ahead of the session in our registration form to ensure that we put accommodations in place for those who may face barriers in participation. There's more than we could do, of course, but these practices (amongst others) helped to contribute to a more accessible and inclusive experience. More tips to come in the upcoming weeks, perhaps months :) #InclusiveWorkshops #InclusiveDesign #Inclusion #Workshops #WorkshopDesign #LearningDesign #Webinars #InstructionalDesign Image Description: Snapshots of attendee feedback from community event, with 3 positive quotes from attendees on the inclusivity and openness of the event. Verbatim quotes included in Alt Text for the visual.
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Inclusive design is an often misunderstood topic. Some may think, "Is it the same thing as accessibility?" "Does it mean designing one single solution that works for everyone?" Not necessarily! We'll explore what inclusive design is actually like in practice (versus what people assume it to be) in our upcoming Community Jam on Tuesday, July 2nd. We'll be doing hands-on activities and collective discussions to unpack myths and misconceptions and get to greater clarity together. 🔗 Sign up at: https://lu.ma/80ux2sxy #InclusiveDesign #Inclusivity #Design #Accessibility #AccessibleDesign #UniversalDesign #Equity #EquityDesign #Diversity #DiversityAndInclusion #Inclusion
Misconceptions of Inclusive Design | July 2024 Community Jam · Zoom · Luma
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We’re so thrilled to have spent two years together learning, growing and supporting each other on championing equity in design! To celebrate our anniversary, we challenged our community members to participate in the "I'm a...of course" TikTok-inspired challenge with an inclusive design spin on the prompt. Check out the fun and insightful responses to "I practice inclusive design...of course" in the video made by our volunteer team 🎥 Add your own responses via the comment and share to bring others into the conversation! #InclusiveDesign #Challenge #EquityDesign #EquitableDesign #Community #Accessibility #AccessibleDesign
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Celebrate our two-year anniversary this month with us as a community 🥳 Here’s how you can join in on the celebrations: Let’s honor the community members, guest speakers and/or volunteer team members who have had an impact on you. Nominate them via the form in the comments! We’ve added our own inclusive design spin to the “I’m a...of course“ social media challenge! Participate by submitting your response to the prompt “I practice inclusive design…of course” through the link in the comments! Sandra Camacho (Sandra By Design), our community founder and lead, will be answering your questions and facilitating discussions until the 29th on what it means to be in community as an inclusive & equitable design practitioner. Come and join in over on Slack now! And finally, what’s a celebration without a party? Join us on Wednesday, May 29th (event link in comments) where we’ll be doing a meet-and-greet and celebrating through fun discussions and games, as well as honoring those who have contributed to our community space. Hope to see you there 🎊 #community #inclusion #equity #anniversary Image Description: Celebrate our Two-Year Community Anniversary with Us. Inclusive Design Jam logo.
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We'll be holding part two of our discussion with Adobe Product Equity leaders Akshita Goyal and Mariah Driver tomorrow, Tuesday, April 23rd! This will be an intimate, candid conversation on product equity challenges, dreams, insights and lessons learned. Join us at https://lnkd.in/ezDTSqQS To enter this space, we ask for a symbolic contribution of $1 USD. If this creates an unreasonable barrier for you, get in touch via DM or comments and we will provide you with direct access. If you want to catch the recording for our previous conversation, you'll receive it upon registering (and/or can also join us in the Inclusive Design Jam to watch it in our community hub). #Product #Adobe #ProductEquity #ProductManagement #ProductInnovation #ProductInclusion #EquityDesign #InclusiveDesign #Accessibility #EthicalDesign Image Description: Lessons from Adobe's Product Equity Team (Part Two) with Adobe Product Equity Leaders, Akshita Goyal (She/Her) and Mariah Driver (She/Her). Tues, April 23, 2024. 1-hour Participatory Discussion. Hosted by Sandra By Design. Inclusive Design Jam Logo.
Part Two: Lessons from Adobe's Product Equity Team | April 2024 Community Jam · Zoom · Luma
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Are you curious about how equity and inclusion practitioners can drive change within for-profit organizations — or if it is even possible? We are excited to have Mariah Driver and Akshita Goyal, two leaders from Adobe's Product Equity team, joining us in our April Community Jam on Wednesday, April 3rd. They will share insights and experiences on what it takes to lead equity work within a product-led organization. The session aims to provide practical advice and candid insights into the opportunities and challenges for practitioners working to integrate equity and inclusion into corporate operations. We’ll close with open Q&A where you’ll have the chance to ask your questions — we encourage you to submit your questions ahead of time in our sign-up form! Register at https://lnkd.in/grq6wqM5 Note: Please note that the session has a symbolic $1 ticket price to reduce no-shows and honor the labor behind the event. If this creates an unreasonable barrier for you, contact us for a promo code for free access.
Lessons from Adobe's Product Equity Team | April 2024 Community Jam · Zoom · Luma
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Do you wonder how to bring inclusive & equitable design into your career? Are you struggling with making this work part of your job description? Then bring your favorite warm beverage as we gather around the fire for a lively conversation on "Becoming an Inclusive Designer" with our guest Cecilia Scolaro (She/Her) in our March community jam! 🔗 Register via the link in the comments. All registrants will receive a copy of the recording & session notes (even if you can't make it live!). Image Description: Becoming an Inclusive Designer with Cecilia Scolaro (She/Her), responsible design advocate. Tues, March 5, 2024. 1-hour Participatory Fireside Chat. Hosted by Sandra By Design. #InclusiveDesign #Community #Design #Accessibility #EthicalDesign #SocialDesign #AccessibleDesign #EquityDesign #DesignJustice #ResponsibleDesign
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