In our work as designers and professional problem solvers, we often rely on years of experience and professional training to guide our work. But what happens when those skills, methodologies, expertise, and experience actually create barriers to authentic connection and shared power with community members?

Brooke Staton, Dr. Pierce Edward Cornelius Otlhogile-Gordon, and Milan Drake will dive into discussing how with the best of intentions (and the best of training), there are limitations of our expertise that can actually interfere with creating impact.