Equity Observer
Equity is an essential lens that reveals how design intersects with objects, places, people, and the planet. Equity Observer spotlights the people, projects, and ideas that aim to reshape systems and create a fairer, more beautiful world.
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Ellen McGirt|Democracy
New kids on the bloc?
Equity, race relations, preserving Black history, and saving democracy are top of mind.
Ellen McGirt|Essays
I’m looking for a dad in finance
It’s Nobel Prize season. (Big dramatic sigh.)
Ellen McGirt|Design and Climate Change
What will we do when all the levees break?
Ellen McGirt|Audio
S11E8: Poetry is Anti Capitalist with Tracy K. Smith
In this episode of DB|BD, hosts Jessica Helfand and Ellen McGirt sit down with Smith to talk through the writing process of two of her most recent works.
Kevin Bethune|Essays
Oh My, AI
Adobe customers believed that a recent update to the terms of service meant that the company would use their work to train AI models.
Ellen McGirt|Audio
S11E6: Why an Inclusive Global Economy is a Redesign Project with Mastercard’s Shamina Singh
In this episode of DB|BD, Shamina Singh, the co-founder and president of Mastercard’s Center for Inclusive Growth, explains why extreme poverty is the ultimate redesign challenge.
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