Ledia Andrawes : Decolonising Design in Practice

Описание: Ledia Andrawes speaking at Social Design Sydney's Decolonising Design in Practice event March 4th, 2021.
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As practitioners who want to contribute to ethical, inclusive, equitable change, enabling futures that are non-oppressive, non anti-black, and trans-inclusive, it is critical that we examine our unquestioned assumptions about the nature of our praxis. To date, mainstream design has been dominated by a focus on Anglo-European ways of seeing, knowing, and acting in the world, with little attention being paid to the honouring of indigenous knowledges and practices or alternative and marginalised discourses from the non Anglo-European sphere.

Join us for this very special event were we will hear from 3 expert practitioners discussing decolonisation and design in practice.

Ledia Andrawes (Sonder Collective)
Ledia will share reflections on the entangled ethics and risks of reproducing asymmetries when practicing social design. In an attempt to confront these dilemmas, she will share a set of questions that can support more honest conversations about decolonising design in practice.

About Ledia

Ledia integrates rigour with heart to co-create more equitable social futures. She’s a designer and anthropologist with a deep appreciation for lived experience and authentic relationships. Mindful of how power and privilege can influence outcomes, she is guided by indigenous knowledge and participatory practices to translate ideas into meaningfully co-owned action.

Ledia has 15 years experience leading interdisciplinary teams and co-designing with communities. She has worked with public and private sector actors on new services, strategies, and policies in 10+ countries. She is Director & Co-founder of Sonder Collective, a diverse network of 20+ researchers and designers from around the world. She is currently collaborating on what a decolonised peace building system might look like in the future.

Previously, she set up ThinkPlace’s Kenya studio and developed their portfolio of work in Africa. This includes co-designing a citizen-centred national health policy with the Kenyan government as well as re-imagining humanitarian action with the Overseas Development Institute.

Ledia holds a PhD in Anthropology, Master in Business, and Bachelor in Design. Her interest is in how design works as an agent of political, social and cultural change.