“WE DON’T DESIGN FOR DESIGNERS. OUR COMMUNITIES ARE WONDERFULLY DIVERSE AND WE NEED TO HAVE DESIGNERS AROUND THE TABLE THAT UNDERSTAND, THAT CAN BE EMPATHETIC TO THE DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH PEOPLE SEE AND EXPERIENCE LIFE.” – BRIAN CLOHESSY, HEAD OF PEOPLE AND CHARACTER AT BVN
It all starts with a question: how might this person add to the practice or studio for which they are interviewing? Simple enough. But within this question, there is a conscious decision to avoid something of which we are all guilty – unconscious bias.
“We’re more comfortable with people who are like us,” explains Dr Katie Spearritt, CEO of Diversity Partners. “It’s natural. We gravitate towards people at
