In this episode, we explore a question posed about blind hiring and whether or not it could work for hiring designers.

Blind hiring was first seen back in the 1950s as symphony orchestras migrated from solo conductor selection to blind auditions in three rounds: preliminary, semi-final, and final. This change resulted in a 30% increase in female musicians being selected.

In correlations, if we take that same idea and focus on the person’s portfolio and remove all related identification and background information about the artist, would we see the same results in the design field.