The study approaches the topic by questioning how technological tools in which designers operate end up shaping and perpetuating design work.
The methodological frame proposed, Culture Coding, promotes ways of thinking and collaborating that counteract such biases and expand the opportunities for new perspectives and challenge assumptions that often go unnoticed.
The article was co-authored by Eva Durall (Interact, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, Oulu University, Oulu, Finland), Merja Bauters (School of Digital Technologies, Tallinn University, Tallinn, Estonia) and Teemu Leinonen (Department of Media, School of Art, Design and Architecture, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland).
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