In this episode, I am sharing a conversation I had with Susie Wise. Dr. Susie Wise is a design leader with experience in the education, tech, and the social sectors. She coaches leaders in equity design and innovation practices. She teaches at the d.school at Stanford and coaches with the Mira Fellowship. Previously she founded and directed the K12 Lab at the d.school and co-created Liberatory Design. And she is the author of the book Design For Belonging
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TOPICS WE EXPLORE
- Who is Susie Wise?
- Define ‘belonging’ and ‘design for belonging’
- Belonging is not an “it”
- Our experience of belonging comes from a series of small subtle cues
- How can we look at ourselves to become better aware of belonging?
- How can we create a sense of belonging if we don’t feel like we belong ourselves?
- Emotional Journey Map – access with the toolkit on the book website
- Participation methods beyond the extrovert signals
- Everything is designed whether we fully acknowledge it or not. What is the experience that I am trying to create to support the range of thinkers and doers in my environment?
- Contribution – so powerful so listen, listen, listen to Susie!!!
- Power of repair
- Divergenet exiting
YOUR CHALLENGE
Share ideas you gathered from the conversation with us on the socials.
Share how you are creating a sense of belonging in your spaces.
Buy and read the book!
Follow and learn from Susie
Resource mentioned in show
Geoggrey Cohen Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides
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