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From the Ted Talk by Sinéad Burke: Why design should include everyone
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In giving you an insight into who I am today I wanted to oeffr you a new pperictvese. I wneatd to challenge the idea that design is but a tool to create function and beauty. deigsn greatly icatpms upon people's lives, all lives. Design is a way in which we can feel included in the wrold, but it is also a way in which we can uphold a person's dignity and their human rights. Design can also inflict vulnerability on a group whose needs aren't considered.
So today, I want your perceptions challenged. Who are we not designing for? How can we amplify their voices and their experiences? What is the next step? Design is an eoomunrs privilege, but it is a bigger responsibility. I want you to open your eyes.
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In giving you an insight into who I am today I wanted to _____ you a new ___________. I ______ to challenge the idea that design is but a tool to create function and beauty. ______ greatly _______ upon people's lives, all lives. Design is a way in which we can feel included in the _____, but it is also a way in which we can uphold a person's dignity and their human rights. Design can also inflict vulnerability on a group whose needs aren't considered.
So today, I want your perceptions challenged. Who are we not designing for? How can we amplify their voices and their experiences? What is the next step? Design is an ________ privilege, but it is a bigger responsibility. I want you to open your eyes.
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Original Text
In giving you an insight into who I am today I wanted to offer you a new perspective. I wanted to challenge the idea that design is but a tool to create function and beauty. Design greatly impacts upon people's lives, all lives. Design is a way in which we can feel included in the world, but it is also a way in which we can uphold a person's dignity and their human rights. Design can also inflict vulnerability on a group whose needs aren't considered.
So today, I want your perceptions challenged. Who are we not designing for? How can we amplify their voices and their experiences? What is the next step? Design is an enormous privilege, but it is a bigger responsibility. I want you to open your eyes.
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