Human first | Designer second, Inclusive Design with Rama Gheerawo
at V&A Innovate Online Talks 2021
Type
talk
V&A Innovate talk Human first | Designer second on inclusive design with Rama Gheerawo (Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design / RCA Reader in Inclusive Design). He champions inclusive design across age, ability, gender and race, and frames empathy as central to renewing, connecting and moving without excluding people from creative visions.
People
Rama Gheerawo
Methods
Inclusive DesignInclusive design identifies who an experience excludes and involves people with different abilities and perspectives in shaping it. Start by examining assumptions and mismatches between a person and the product or environment. Work with people who experience those barriers, then explore solutions that address their needs and may benefit others. Use this approach throughout product and service development, including decisions about interaction, communication and participation. Revisit whose perspectives are missing as the design evolves.