{"id":565,"date":"2023-01-04T10:28:16","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T07:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acua.qcri.org\/blog\/?p=565"},"modified":"2023-01-04T10:28:16","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T07:28:16","slug":"towards-designing-a-more-inclusive-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acua.qcri.org\/blog\/towards-designing-a-more-inclusive-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Towards Designing a More Inclusive Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research, awareness of how to address diversity is increasing. For example, the number of published papers that offer information on different diversity dimensions has significantly increased [2]. Designers and developers aim to be aware of the different types of their technology users to ensure that no individual or community is harmed or left behind. One of the most prominent ways to maintain this awareness is by having an image of fictive users or\u00a0<em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">personas\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">in mind and generating demographical segments of users [4]. However, most designers understand that their approaches to getting to know users are somewhat limited and that their potential users are far more diverse [1].\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To avoid partially representing or completely silencing users&#8217; differences, here are some suggestions:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">1- <strong>Apply a user-centered design:<\/strong> User-centered design is a collection of processes that focus on putting users at the center of product design and development. User-centered design is based on a few principles that aim to involve users in the design process from the very beginning and introduce users&#8217; feedback loop in the product life cycle. There are different methods to apply user-centered design, including creating personas, specifying scenarios of interactions, and consistently observing how users interact with your technology [5].\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">2- <strong>Design with diverse communities, not for them:<\/strong> This process requires empathizing with user communities to understand their needs and challenges. This can be accomplished by actively strengthening connections with community members, using participatory and co-creation methods throughout the process, and customizing products even after launch [3].<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">3- <strong>Build diverse teams:<\/strong> recognize that having diverse teams including older engineers, designers, and researchers\u2014both male and female\u2014can be a simple and effective way to prevent stereotypical and homogeneous imagery from being taken up in designs of technologies [1].<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here are some examples that demonstrate how tech companies try to create more inclusive products:<\/p>\n<p>1-\u00a0\u00a0 Google introduced new <a href=\"https:\/\/about.google\/belonging\/in-products\/\">emojis <\/a>related to professional roles, gender, and skin tones to better represent the diversity of users.<\/p>\n<p>2-\u00a0\u00a0 Apple integrated accessibility features into their products. For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.applevis.com\/blog\/apple-previews-new-accessibility-features-coming-later-year-including-door-detection-more\">VoiceOver<\/a> allows people with different abilities and languages to navigate platforms in a way that meets their needs.<\/p>\n<p>3-\u00a0\u00a0 Microsoft launched an <a href=\"https:\/\/joannecklein.com\/2020\/06\/07\/being-inclusive-across-microsoft-365\/\">inclusive language checker<\/a> tool that allows users to identify gender bias, age bias, and more in their documents.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>References:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[1] Oudshoorn, N., Neven, L., &amp; Stienstra, M. (2016). How Diversity Gets Lost: Age And Gender In Design Practices Of Information And Communication Technologies. <em>Journal of Women &amp; Aging<\/em>, <em>28<\/em>(2), 170\u2013185. doi:10.1080\/08952841.2015.1013834<\/p>\n<p>[2] Himmelsbach, J., Schwarz, S., Gerdenitsch, C., Wais-Zechmann, B., Bobeth, J., &amp; Tscheligi, M. (2019). Do We Care About Diversity in Human Computer Interaction: A Comprehensive Content Analysis on Diversity Dimensions in Research. <em>Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems<\/em>, 1\u201316. doi:10.1145\/3290605.3300720<\/p>\n<p>[3] Chang, F. (2020). To Build More-Inclusive Technology, Change Your Design Process. <em>Harvard Business Review<\/em>. Retrieved from https:\/\/hbr.org\/2020\/10\/to-build-more-inclusive-technology-change-your-design-process<\/p>\n<p>[4] Jansen, J. (2021). Customer Segmentation Using Online Platforms: Isolating Behavioral And Demographic Segments For Persona Creation Via Aggregated User Data. Retrieved from https:\/\/acua.qcri.org\/blog\/customer-segmentation-using-online-platforms-isolating-behavioral-and-demographic-segments-for-persona-creation-via-aggregated-user-data\/<\/p>\n<p>[5] User Centered Design Principles &amp; Methods Adobe XD Ideas. (2023). 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