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Critical Race Theory

CRT proposes that white supremacy and racial power are maintained over time, and in particular, that the law may play a role in this process.

How does your design solution change if it were developed for a user of a different race?

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Emancipatory Research

Emancipatory research or transformative research is about including the perspective of people who are traditionally excluded from research.

What is the perspective of marginalized people on the work that you are doing?

How does your design work shift power and who does it shift power to?

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Resilience

Resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress – such as family and relationship problems, serious health problems or workplace and financial stressors. It means “bouncing back” from difficult experiences.

How can you recognize the resilience of your collaborators?

Does this shift your perspective from a deficit-based view of a stakeholder’s situation to a strengths-based view?

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Transformative Research

Transformative research is a synonym for emancipatory research.

It is a research framework that centers the experiences of marginalized communities, includes analysis of power differentials that have led to marginalization, links research findings to actions intended to mitigate disparities and has an agenda for change.

How is your work transformative?