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Design AsDesign As CareDesign As Care features Lee Moreau in conversation with Jadalia Britto, Rachael Dietkus, Sofie Hodara, and Giorgia Lupi.Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see even more Design As content. Subscribe to Design Observer’s newsletters The Observatory and Equity Observer here. Click here for a full transcript of the show plus even more content on Design Observer's website. Season two of Design As draws from recordings taken at the Design Research Society 2024 Conference hosted in Boston in June 2024.2025-01-1443 min
workshops work296 - The Power of Trauma Awareness in Design and Facilitation with Rachael DietkusShare your thoughts about our conversation!Everyone who steps into our workshop room brings their own experience. An emotional backpack of mosaic stories, hardships and histories - some, more traumatic than others.But the weight of trauma demands a special kind of care: far beyond empathy, we must show up with a deep sensitivity and respect that fosters non-triggering, inclusive spaces.Rachael Dietkus knows this better than most. As a social worker-designer and the first trauma-informed subject matter expert at the White House, she’s been at the helm of understanding some big, co...2024-11-201h 08
The User Research Strategist: UXR | Impact | CareerEpisode 78: Membership Spotlight with Marja Germans Gard on Trauma-Informed ResearchContent note:While we won’t be discussing details about specific traumatic experiences, we will be mentioning examples of trauma and trauma responses. Because even high-level discussions like these can be activating for those who have experienced trauma, we want to invite listeners to pay attention to how you’re feeling (emotionally and physically) as you listen. If you find yourself experiencing a strong reaction, we encourage you to pause to care for yourself, whether that includes recentering with deep and measured breathing or stepping away.Resources:* Marja’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in...2024-07-1539 min
Design Thinking RoundtableSocial Workers Who Design: trauma-responsive design and design of careRachael Dietkus is a social worker-designer. Her practice, research, and writing at the intersections of social work values, trauma-responsive principles, and care-focused design research methods. Rachael is the founder of Social Workers Who Design and an active member of the Design
Justice Network and the Social Work Futures Lab. Since September 2022, she has served as a Digital Services
Expert in Design and Social Work and a Trauma-Informed Practice Subject Matter Expert with the United States Digital Service, a design and tech unit under the White House.
In this episode, Rachael reflects on the different civic and public interest r...2024-06-0432 min
Diseño y Diáspora520. FUTURES 4. Seeds of change (United Kingdom). A talk with Eloise Smith-FosterEloise Smith-Foster is an Activist, Designer, Futures Facilitator and Co-founder of Design Activists for Regenerative Futures (DARF). As Lead Service Designer at Futurice in 2021, she facilitated the Wales ‘Voluntary Sector Futures’ 2030 cross-sector partnership initiated by the Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA), which has since been recognised as an international benchmark for Futures Thinking best practice and impact. She shares in this interview the futures work done with the voluntary sector and her views on the future. She led the design of a process which mixes different methodologies, integrating systems change practices and futures thinking with human-centered design. The work was guid...2024-05-0946 min
InnovCréaRachael Dietkus : Trauma-Informed & Trauma-Responsive DesignS2 E10**TRIGGER WARNING - This episode addresses the subject of trauma-informed and trauma-responsive design. Therefore, we discuss what trauma is in order to better understand the power of being trauma-informed and taking into account the lived experienced of people who experienced trauma in any design process. If you feel triggered at any point, pause the recording, breathe deeply, be kind to yourself and reach out to a friend, a care provider or call a helpline if need be. Put your needs first.**🙌 I've been wanting to interview Rachael Dietkus for a looong time, and s...2023-11-291h 02
The Human Centered Design Podcast (Premium)Christmas Special 2022 with special guestHello and welcome to Christmas special of This is HCD. My name is Gerry Scullion and I am a designer, educator and host of This is HCD, based in the wonderful city of Dublin, Ireland. I’ve just returned from a Christmas weekend with my family and officially excited about having some time off.Before I jump into this episode with our special guest, I want to give a shout out to a few people who have made a difference to my life this year. First off all I’d like to give a shou...2022-12-231h 01
Bringing Design Closer with Gerry ScullionJune Holley 'Building meaningful, lasting and impactful connections through purpose-led network weaving'APAC - Trauma Informed Design Essentials with Rachael Dietkus happens September 7 (Australian time)
In this episode I speak with June Holley, from NetworkWeaver.com - June is at the forefront of thought-leadership when it comes to community building and we speak about all matters of what community and networks mean - how they differ and also how to go about foster communities for change-makers.
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Visit This is HCD to listen, learn and rea...2022-08-2937 min
Design is EverywhereSocial Work: Design with PurposeHow can designers anticipate the needs of social workers and how can social workers use design thinking in their own work? On this week’s episode, we explore the intersection of social work and design. Sam is joined by Chōkdee Rutirasiri, VP of Experience Strategy and Research at Mad*Pow and Adjunct Professor of Design Thinking at Boston College. He chats about how design can be a tool to change the world through empathy and compassion. Later on in the show, they are joined by Rachael Dietkus, Founder of Social Workers Who Design, a cause-driven, trauma-responsive design consultancy. Tog...2022-04-0747 min
Rosenfeld Review PodcastLearnings from Applying Trauma-Informed Principles to the Research ProcessIf the past two years haven’t made it clear, researchers and designers absolutely must be prepared to understand and address trauma as a factor in our work and our lives. Social worker, designer, and Advancing Research 2022 speaker Rachael Dietkus joins Lou on the Rosenfeld Review to plumb the intersection of social work, UX, and how these play out in trauma-informed research and design. She shares her approach to applying trauma-informed principles to the research process, and highlights important key factors including:
• Defining Rachael’s three main intersections between design and social work: social work values, design research methodologies, and trauma...2022-02-2340 min
The Human Centered Design Podcast (Premium)Doing Design Festival V3 - Rachael Dietkus 'Better Together'A one-day learning event with practical tools and fresh perspectives exploring how compassion, dignity and play can help us be 'Better Together' - the Festival is perfect for people the Asia, Asia-Pacific, and West-Coast of the Americas.
In this episode, hear from the brilliant Rachael Dietkus who will be speaking about Trauma Informed Design. In Rachaels take, she will explore how to work with individuals and communities that have experienced impacts from a breadth of trauma, responding with compassion and dignity.
Tickets: https://www.thisisdoing.com/the-doing-design-festival
2022-01-0625 min
Doing Design by This is DoingDoing Design Festival V3 - Rachael Dietkus 'Better Together'A one-day learning event with practical tools and fresh perspectives exploring how compassion, dignity and play can help us be 'Better Together' - the Festival is perfect for people the Asia, Asia-Pacific, and West-Coast of the Americas.
In this episode, hear from the brilliant Rachael Dietkus who will be speaking about Trauma Informed Design. In Rachaels take, she will explore how to work with individuals and communities that have experienced impacts from a breadth of trauma, responding with compassion and dignity.
Tickets: https://www.thisisdoing.com/the-doing-design-festival
Learn more ab...2022-01-0625 min
The Human Centered Design Podcast (Premium)Global Voices 'UK Launch Event, Melbourne Event and more!'Doing Design Festival V3 'Better Together' - February 11 2022. Tickets: https://www.thisisdoing.com/the-doing-design-festival
It’s beginning to feel and look a lot like Christmas, and possibly sound like it - as you’ll probably hear I’ve got a cold - like most of Europe we are all working our way through this whole pandemic - but we are all looking forward to Christmas in my household.
So, there's been some updates from chapters, and we have an event happening this coming week in the UK, so will be hearing from Laura Falorni our wonder...2021-12-0105 min
Design Thinking 101Trauma-informed Design + Social Work + Design Teams with Rachael Dietkus — DT101 E81Dennis Lenard is the CEO at Creative Navy. We talk about user experience, navigating rough design waters, and design leadership. Listen in to learn more about: >> User experience (UX) and User interface (UI) design>> UX in the healthcare industry>> The role “people politics” plays in the design process>> Mistakes made when it comes to leading design teams>> A good design team leader’s qualities>> Working through challenging moments in the design process Our Guest As the CEO of Creative Navy, a London-based agency that takes an eviden...2021-11-3040 min
The Human Centered Design Podcast (Premium)Rachael Dietkus, Morgan Cataldo and Tad Hirsch - 'Practicing without a license'Doing Design Festival V3 - February 11 2022. See https://www.doingdesignfestival.com
I’m your host Kelly Ann McKercher, author of Beyond Sticky Notes: Doing Co-design for Real. Today we’re joined by community-design leader Morgan Lee Cataldo, professor of design Tad Hirsch and social worker turned designer, Rachael Dietkus. We explore the similarities between design research and psychotherapy, the dark side of rapport, the differences in transactional research versus community-led as well as the increasingly popular topic of what being trauma-informed might mean.
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Prac...2021-11-2655 minDesign Thinking 101Trauma-informed Design + Social Work + Design Teams with Rachael Dietkus — DT101 E81Rachael Dietkus is a clinical social worker and certified trauma professional dedicated to trauma-responsive practices in design. We talk about trauma-informed design, social work, and why design teams need a social worker. Listen to learn about: >> The intersection of design and social work>> Trauma-informed design>> Resources for designers looking to be more trauma-responsive in their work>> The benefits of including social workers on design teams>> Social Workers Who Design Our Guest Rachael Dietkus is a social worker immersed in design. She is a licensed clinical social worker, design researcher, and strategist...2021-11-021h 01
The Alphabetical Fugazi"Sieve-Fisted Find" with Rachael Dietkus"Sieve-Fisted Find" by Fugazihttps://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/sieve-fisted-findPitchfork Interview with Guyhttps://pitchfork.com/features/interview/5840-fugazi/Fugazi Soundcheck & Sieve-Fisted Find at International Pop Undergroundhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK0N7OTLfLILeia claps back at Tarkinhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wntX-a3jSY"My Mother Looked Like Marilyn Monroe" by Tommy Keenehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj6MrlIWolsSocial Workers Who Designhttps://www.socialworkerswho.design/Email the podcast:fugaziAtoZ@gmail.comIn lieu of a donation to the podcast, please make...2021-10-021h 14
Strong FeelingsTuning Inward with Rachael DietkusMost of us think of trauma as the capital “T” kind: war, natural disasters, serious abuse. But day-to-day life is full of smaller traumas, and those need to be processed, too: bullying, work stress, the aftermath of the pandemic. Rachael Dietkus of Social Workers Who Design is on a mission to help us do just that.Rachael Dietkus is a writer, author, and social worker focused on the ways trauma shapes how and why we design. Through her organization Social Workers Who Design, Rachael and her team work to normalize and codify trauma-informed practices in design workplaces....2021-07-0149 min
The Human Centered Design Podcast (Premium)Rachael Dietkus 'Exploring what it means to be trauma-informed in design'Hey folks, welcome to Bringing Design Closer, the podcast focussed on discussing Designs role in tackling sometimes complex societal issues. My name is Gerry Scullion, and I’m a service designer, and founder of This is HCD and CEO of This is Doing - we provide live online design and innovation classes , providing training for people within the Design and change-making space. We also have our new Doing Design Festival series now, with the next event on June 18 with the theme ‘Doing Design Online’ with some of the TiD talking about loads of related its. More info see doingdesignfestival.com2021-06-021h 02
Bringing Design Closer with Gerry ScullionRachael Dietkus 'Exploring what it means to be trauma-informed in design'Hey folks, welcome to Bringing Design Closer, the podcast focussed on discussing Designs role in tackling sometimes complex societal issues. My name is Gerry Scullion, and I’m a service designer, and founder of This is HCD and CEO of This is Doing - we provide live online design and innovation classes , providing training for people within the Design and change-making space. We also have our new Doing Design Festival series now, with the next event on June 18 with the theme ‘Doing Design Online’ with some of the TiD talking about loads of related its. More info see doingdesignfestival.com2021-06-021h 03
Design Lab with Bon KuTrauma Responsive Design | Rachael DietkusMeet Rachael Dietkus. She’s a clinical social worker who has dedicated her career to trauma responsive practices in design. After a 10-year career working with social justice and human rights non-profits, she pursued a Master of Social Work and worked at Veterans Affairs across the patient advocacy, planning and construction, and housing and homelessness arenas. Since 2016, she has been working in higher education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as an Assistant Dean at the School of Social Work and the Associate Director of Programs at the new Siebel Center for Design. Bon and Rachael talk about ho...2021-01-1440 min