EQUITY DESIGN

TOOL FOR ORGANIZATIONAL SELF ASSESSMENT RELATED TO RACIAL EQUITY a great resource if you are doing DEI work for your organization

DECENTERING WHITENESS IN DESIGN HISTORY RESOURCES a google doc for design students and educators

LIBERATORY DESIGN  design thinking tools and resources that help you explore equity by Stanford d.school

EQUITY DESIGN RESOURCES a live list of people and organizations at the intersection of design and equity

COMMONS LIBRARY tools for social change

DESIGN RESEARCH TOOLS

CONSUMER TREND CANVAS: Useful template 

ETHN.IO: Recruiting help

HYPER ISLAND : Workshop tools

IDEO RECOMMENDATION FOR DIGITAL TOOLS: New-ish

SERVICEDESIGN TOOLS 

 

WATCH AND READ TO LEARN ABOUT DESGIN THINKING PROCESS

STANFORD D-SCHOOL DESIGN THINKING CRASH COURSE

FROG DESIGN RECOMMENDATION FOR BOOKS: Comprehensive

DESIGN RESEARCH METHODS AND PERSPECTIVE: Another text book

DESIGN SYNTHESIS BY FROG DESIGN: Slide show

THE FIELD RESEARCH HANDBOOK  the must-have bible for field researchers by Jan Chipchase

MAKETOOLS: participatory design research in-depth

UNIVERSAL METHODS OF DESIGN: the text book

WHAT IS DESIGN RESEARCH?: a Deck by Sonic Rim's Uday

WICKED PROBLEMS: Straight forward walk-through 

CONFLICT FACILITATION & SELF AWARENESS

POWER: USER’S GUIDE: Process Worker Julie Diamond’s book on privilege and rank. Recommended for field researchers as well as designers who are interested in power dynamics

WHAT IS PROCESS WORK: Amy & Arny Mindell introduces process work

NW SOULQUEST Nature based soul craft programs in NW, USA

WILDMIND Field guide to the human psyche

SITTING IN THE FIRE large group transformation using conflict and diversity