Nudging Systems + Equity-centered Design + Systems Thinking with Sheryl Cababa — DT101 E120

<p dir="ltr">Sheryl Cababa drives a human-centered design practice focusing on systems thinking and evidence-based design, working on everything from robotic surgery experience design to reimagining K-12 education through service design. In her work with consultancies such as Substantial, Frog, and Adaptive Path, she has worked with a diverse base of clients including the Gates Foundation, Microsoft, IHME, and IKEA. Sheryl is an international speaker and workshop facilitator. When not in the office, she can be found at the University of Washington, helping educate the next generation of human centered design and engineering students.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Listen to learn about:</strong></p> <p>>> Equity-centered design<br /> >> Systems thinking and designing in complex systems<br /> >> Co-creation and working with lived experts<br /> >> Sheryl’s book, Closing the Loop: Systems Thinking for Designers</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Our Guest</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Sheryl Cababa is the Chief Design Officer at the Insights Design + Development Studio, Substantial, and a multi-disciplinary design strategist with more than two decades of experience. She is focused on reinventing the approaches of learning and collaboration in today’s educational environment to help equity-centered research affirm and advance relationships between institutions, educators, and students.</p> <p dir="ltr">Sheryl has worked extensively in human-centered design within the social impact space. She specializes in developing tools and methods for designers to expand their mindsets beyond user-centered design, anticipate unintended consequences, and engage in systems thinking.</p> <p dir="ltr">Her recent work with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation includes leading student voice research to inform the K-12 Balance The Equation Grand Challenge. Sheryl works with their teams to provide equity-centered technical assistance to their grantees, designing the Use Case Guide for demand-side thinking programs, and conducting extensive design research wi