Faculty Profiles

Lauren Celenza
Design Lead, Writer, Journalist Seattle, WA, US

Rajiv Arjan
Senior UX Researcher at Google
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This course will present how bias, memory, privilege, and attention impacts how we think, communicate, and design. We’ll also explore ways to unearth and challenge our own inherent biases and habits. We’ll apply this thinking through exercises and projects that explore how to uncover bias in the design process and how to unite teams together towards a greater awareness of their own biases.
10 classes
Introduction
Psychology, how we are wired
Psychology, how we are wired II
Biases in Design
Integration Session
The Seven Types of Fear
Breaking Bias with Teams
Research has many connotations
Communication is the key to influence
Final presentations
Lauren Celenza is a digital designer, writer, and journalist with a decade of experience spanning multiple contexts, cultures, and industries. Her work and essays have appeared in Fast Company, Forbes, and NBC News. She has led product design at Google Maps, The World Resources Institute, and Code for America, with a focus on creating emerging technology for inclusive maps, land restoration, and accessible and efficient tax filing. Lauren is the author of Tech Without Losing Your Soul, a newsletter and interview series examining tech’s influence across geographies, burnout and loneliness, and the possibilities for a balanced relationship with technology. She is also a moderator for UNFINISHED Festival in Bucharest, Romania, celebrating art, design, and democracy. She holds a BFA in Graphic and Interaction Design from the Savannah College of Art and Design and a Master’s Certificate in Modern Journalism from New York University.
See full profileFor the past 5 years, Rajiv has been working in the international research team at Google learning about how to create products and services for the next billion users, most of which are coming online for the very first time.
His research projects have taken him to India, Kenya, Senegal, Indonesia, Brazil and more. Raj is passionate about making information accessible to all and spends time working with various product teams at Google to help make that a reality.
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by Lauren Celenza, Rajiv Arjan
Total hours
20 Hours
Dates
Jun 15 - Jun 26, 2020
Fee for single course
€1000
Fee for degree students
€500
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