how ux can help us to make a more inclusive environment for the entire tech industry | seattle...
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UX designers can lead us
toward a more inclusive
environment for the entire
tech industry.
Todd Bennings
Sr. Product Designer, Starbucks
Co—founder, HERE Seattle
@toddbennings
Todd Bennings
Sr. Product Designer, Starbucks
Co—founder, HERE Seattle
@toddbennings
Todd Bennings
Sr. Product Designer, Starbucks
Co—founder, HERE Seattle
@toddbennings
Todd Bennings
Sr. Product Designer, Starbucks
Co—founder, HERE Seattle
@toddbennings
SethEric André
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Dance break.“Apache - Grandmaster Flash Mix” by
the Incredible Bongo Band
A call to arms
A word aboutperspective
.
By now we’ve seen the headlines and
the gist of what’s happening
“It’s good business”
Why user
experience
designers?
Empathetic
An Ability to cope
Adaptable
Curatorial
Translators
Storytellers
Design thinking affords us the
opportunity to think in broad terms –
reframing the problems we assume
we have the answer to.
and we’re the cool kids.
affect change?Where can we
Let’s unpack “culture” shall we?
How individuals interact
Employee behavior
Who succeeds
Who get’s hired
Culture
determines
Be diverse as you scale or evolve
It’s not about the hiring process alone
The C suite must be all in
Cultivating
Culture
Communication
rules the nation
Build trust by exercising transparency
Build and maintain channels for open + honest conversation
Meet people
where they areAllow people to be their best selves at work
Acknowledge the obligations a person may have outside of work i.e. kids, elderly parents
Account for modern families in healthcare options
(em)brace
for impact
Extend the
code of
conductOff sites + social events
While it’s hard to build a good culture,
rebuilding a failing culture is harder.
Company culture should
be one part of a larger
comprehensive initiative
Change
is difficult
Empathy training to better interact with people who aren’t like them
Criteria varies from company to company
Bias results in discrimination
Designing
for impact
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