Well, it should, and Dr Elaine Laforteza has been studying the effects when a persons’ name is either ignored or continually mispronounced. She explains why pronouncing names matters and, more importantly, gives practical tips on how to help people pronounce your name correctly. 

For more on Say My Name, visit: https://www.uts.edu.au/partners-and-community/initiatives/multicultural-womens-network/say-my-name

Having a parasitic relationship can be a good thing, just look at the benefits of a strangler fig on a tree. So says Tyson Yunkaporta, author and academic, who looks at western society through an indigenous lens and discusses truth-telling, wrong-story, yarning, pump and dump schemes, and the why some are hoping for the ‘rapture’. Oh, and the big takeaway, don’t wrestle with pigs! Listen and learn why. 

Tyson Yunkaporta’s two books, 'Sand Talk' and 'Right Story, Wrong Story', are available from Booktopia.com.au. 

Listen to how Arcadis’ Experience Designer, Paul Conder, uses agile principles to rapidly test and validate his design work, bringing deep customer insights to target the needs of the market. Paul believes the more inclusion is demonstrated to be viable, to design with everyone and not for, the more inclusive design will become the norm with Industry and government.

Resources:

https://www.arcadis.com/en

Amazon.com.au : victor papanek

The Effortless Experience by Matthew Dixon, Nick Toman, Rick DeLisi: 9781591845812 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

Designing a watch for people who are vision impaired, or blind, is challenging, since talking timepieces are intrusive and not everyone reads Braille. There’s only one answer. Get vision impaired and blind people to design with you, and you’ll create Eone’s Bradley timepiece, which is practical, fashionable, a great fidget toy, and a perfect example of designing for everyone. Brand Manager, Daniel Ly, chatted with Manisha Amin about the timepiece and what inclusive design really means.

In 2017 Eone founder, Hyungsoo Kim, gave a TED Talk explaining why he wanted to make a watch for the vision impaired and blind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E6rfzPFb6M

With over 30 years’ experience, Arina Aoina challenges the concept of what a refuge is, and can be, and is committed to increasing the overall wellbeing and safety of individuals, families, and communities. Arina also has a unique approach to inter-agency relationships to address hidden biases and get the best outcomes. 

While Christine Fraser loves her golf, she recognises golf needs to be more inclusive. It should be accessible to anyone who wants to play. As a course designer, Christine is on a mission to make this happen. Listen to Christine talk about how golf can be more inclusive and how she has broken barriers to be one of a handful of female designers. Even if you don’t care about golf, Christine has a lot to say about acceptance and inclusion. There’s something for everyone.

St Andrews Golf Course - https://standrews.com/homepage/

Christine Fraser -  https://www.christinefraserdesign.com/about

How do we harness AI for good? How can we make it accessible and valuable for as many people as possible? A panel of industry experts, including Dona Sarkar from Microsoft, tackled these pivotal questions in a special online seminar recorded Tuesday, 27 June. Have a listen to what the future may bring on our two-part special podcast.

Read the full transcript here: https://centreforinclusivedesign.org.au/index.php/blog/2023/07/20/harnessing-artificial-intelligence-for-good-part-2/

How do we harness AI for good? How can we make it accessible and valuable for as many people as possible? A panel of industry experts, including Dona Sarkar from Microsoft, tackled these pivotal questions in a special online seminar recorded Tuesday, 27 June. Have a listen to what the future may bring on our two-part special podcast. 

Read to full transcript here: https://centreforinclusivedesign.org.au/index.php/featured/2023/07/20/harnessing-artificial-intelligence-for-good-part-1/

What’s the point in agitating to change the present, if bigotry is being embedded into our futures? Journalist Tracey Spicer chats about her new book, Man Made, delving into the AI melee, uncovering the inequities and exclusions, but also what can be done to change the future for the better.

Read the full transcript here: https://centreforinclusivedesign.org.au/index.php/featured/2023/05/16/ep-16-man-made-how-the-bias-of-the-past-is-being-built-into-the-future-tracey-spicer/

Tracey's book: https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Man-Made/Tracey-Spicer/9781761106378

How different is a young person’s view to urban planning, and what needs to change within the process for it to be truly inclusive? Former Urban Planner and Associate Professor at Sydney University, Deena Ridenour, tackles these and other questions on With, Not For.