Is design for everyone?

About this episode

The episode reflects on design education and the importance of inclusivity in creating spaces for belonging.

Faraz’s son departs home to begin an education in design, inspiring a reflective conversation on our own educational experiences and the values and priorities of the next generation of designers. The squad investigates the importance of third spaces and inclusivity in these spaces. Is it possible that design for belonging can make things better for all of us? Notes / Links: Want to learn more about the things we’ve mentioned in this episode? Please find links to additional content below.  CDC Infographic:  Disability Impacts All of Us Infographic | CDC TED Talk:  Cory Paradis | Can Thoughtful Design Make Disability Disappear? Short Film:  Guy Reid | Planetary Book Recommendation:  Daniel Kahneman | Thinking, Fast and Slow TED Talk:  Don Norman | Design for the Elderly   As always, if you have something you want to share with us, please don’t hesitate to reach out via our socials. We want to know what’s important to you! Turf | Facebook Turf | Instagram Turf | LinkedIn   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Faraz

Topics covered

• design education
• inclusivity
• third spaces
• belonging
• next generation designers

Keywords

• design
• education
• inclusivity
• third spaces
• belonging
• disability
• design for all

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CDC

Books & works: Thinking, Fast and Slow

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