But racism today looks different than it did in our Jim Crow past. Helping us see and understand our history, bringing us in community with one another in ways that allow us to hear each other, the raising of voices traditionally lost in the white noise of hegemonic discourse - this is the power of equity work.įrom large government agencies to schools, tech startups, nonprofits, and philanthropic groups, the education ecosystem has a very narrow definition of inequity and how it manifests, often focusing only on explicit and intentional racism. If we remain unwilling to do serious individual, institutional, and structural work as a people, our path toward a truly equitable future will stagnate. The work of acknowledgement, the telling of truths, and the opportunities for community and reflection are necessary before we can move forward. The isolation creates myths, stories, and beliefs that go unchallenged, and people of color are not immune. A process for anti-racist and equitable design, it is guided by three central beliefs: innovation’s need for inclusion and intentional design, the indistinguishable relationship between the past and the present, and our moral imperative to live in the future we desire to create.Īmerican history has created a segregated world where white people are rarely in community with others. equityXdesign creates the conditions and relationships for inclusive innovation. It is no silver bullet, but it is where we think our energy has the greatest return.Īs leaders from the racial equity and design and innovation spaces, we offer equityXdesign - a new way to think about and approach achieving equity. We know it is not the only thing that needs to be done. Given who we are and what we know, we feel uniquely positioned to contribute to this fight, in this way - at the intersection of equity and design. Caroline activates the voices of the marginalized to strengthen relationships, particularly those across lines of difference. Michelle helps people find their own voices as anti racist leaders for equity. Christine empowers people to reimagine themselves as school designers and founders. We collectively leverage the magic of relationships across difference to design right-fit solutions.
We offer equityXdesign, a practice that organizations, teams, and individuals can use to mitigate the impact of racism and inequity in design practices.Īs a collaborative, this work is our voice - an offering to the legacy of liberation, truth, and democracy. We believe that in community, with thoughtful and deliberate action, we can design the obsolescence of those systems. Racism and inequity are products of design. In these 240 years, systems were designed that isolate and separate us, that empower a chosen few with the privilege of invention, innovation, and creativity, that lay the groundwork for misunderstanding, fear, and ultimately hate. The experiment of America is 240 years old. We have yet to reconcile the impact of this inheritance on us all. We are a country founded on the genocide of one people and the enslavement of another.
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