Tonika Johnson is a photographer, social justice artist and life-long resident of Chicago’s South Side Englewood...
Tag: inequality
Sangharsh: (nm) Struggle; Conflict, Friction: Creative Workarounds in Friction Arising from Patriarchy!
India is a country of people belonging to varied socioeconomic backgrounds. Patriarchy is very much evident in...
Frictions in the Future of Work
The concept of the "future of work", though widely-referenced in mainstream media and policy discourse, remains...
Navigating Adoption by Global South Users: The Case of Wikimedia Volunteers
This case study by a pan-African UX research and design agency offers key insights for companies attempting to...
Pulp Friction: Creating Space for Cultural Context, Values, and the Quirkiness of Humanity in AI Engagement
A design executive who has led several multidisciplinary teams and organizations at global companies such as...
Adding Friction to Mandatory Reporting: The Case for Survivor-Centered Research
Mandatory reporting laws require the reporting to a designated government agency of a known or suspected case of...
Equity & Research Operations: Generation Focus Founder Joanna Beer
Generation Focus is an EPIC Equity Partner, providing direct support to EPIC Equity Council programs that advance equity and create collaborative spaces for our community to embed equity within our work. Generation Focus is also a customer research firm that provides strategic Research...
Friction and Innovation in Chicago Neighborhoods
https://vimeo.com/803229626 "Friction can be either good, bad, or something in between. But it will always be the start of change." The South Side of Chicago—site of EPIC2023 and the neighborhood where Tayler Ulmer grew up—was birthed from friction. In this Lightning Talk, Tayler explores how...
Amplifying Resilient Communities: Identifying Resilient Community Practices to Better Inform Health System Design
Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has been an inflection point, bringing heightened awareness around the preparedness and resilience of public health systems in dealing with severe shocks. While the pandemic has...
Beyond Representation: Using Infrastructure Studies to Reframe Ethnographic Agendas and Outcomes
The ethos and methods of participatory research have been widely embraced as a powerful approach to address systemic inequity in the design of technology. While there have been many gains and developments that...