Natalie Lew is working to consider how to design an ethical, human-centric future. She is looking at five areas: connection, donation, information, climate, and education. Her process involves secondary research, primary research, generating insights, brainstorming ideas, prototyping, testing, and establishing a visual identity. She provides tips for each stage of the process and emphasizes the importance of testing throughout. Her overall goal is to use an intentional design process to create positive impact.

1. Envisioning a more equitable, human-
centered future via interaction design
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How can I best create impact? What questions and
curiosities do I have about the world around me?

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How will we combat inequality, rising populations,
climate change, and more in the future? What will
that look like in terms of technology?
Can technology create equality, or does it
inherently foster inequality?
Will technology help connect us or
further separate us?

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How can I better my own creative process?
How can I find bits and pieces in the creative
process that I find most joy in?
How can I tangibly show that joy and learnings to
my creative community?

6. How can I incorporate ethical consideration in each
design decision? How can I make my design
process more considerate and intentional?

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Outside inspiration

8. Tristan Harris

10. Kat Holmes

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Dedication to, and joy in, process has
the potential to create positive impact.

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Connection
Donation
Information
Climate
Education
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I’m working to consider how we might go about designing an
ethical, human-centric future. I’m looking at these five spaces:

14. Natalie Lew / natalielew.com / twitter: @natalierobinlew / insta: @natrlew
I’m working to consider how we might go about designing an
ethical, human-centric future. I’m looking at these five spaces:
Connection Professional Networking
Donation
Information
Climate
Education

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I’m working to consider how we might go about designing an
ethical, human-centric future. I’m looking at these five spaces:
Connection
Donation Charity Giving and Receiving
Information
Climate
Education

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I’m working to consider how we might go about designing an
ethical, human-centric future. I’m looking at these five spaces:
Connection
Donation
Information Filter Bubbles and Social Media
Climate
Education

17. Natalie Lew / natalielew.com / twitter: @natalierobinlew / insta: @natrlew
I’m working to consider how we might go about designing an
ethical, human-centric future. I’m looking at these five spaces:
Connection
Donation
Information
Climate Environmental Resource Management
Education

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I’m working to consider how we might go about designing an
ethical, human-centric future. I’m looking at these five spaces:
Connection
Donation
Information
Climate
Education Elementary Tools

19. My process + tips + tricks!
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20. Secondary Research
Primary Research
Insight Generation
Brainstorming + Ideation
Low-Fidelity Prototyping
Testing Prototypes
Visual Identity
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21. What happens when I shorten my time window?

22. Secondary Research
Insight Generation
Brainstorming + Ideation
Low-Fidelity Prototyping
Testing Prototypes

23. Secondary Research

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25. Trust sources you
know are credible.
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26. Consider how your biases
might affect what your
search queries look like.
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27. Primary Research

29. When writing your
research question, think
of your stakeholders while
keeping an open mind.
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30. What types of research
questions might lead to
richer storytelling?
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32. Record everything (with
consent, of course)!
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33. Insights

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35. Get everything people have
said up on a wall or board-
somewhere you can return to.
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36. Write down shorthand you
understand. Seems obvious?
Sometimes it isn’t.
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37. Ideation

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39. Draw. On big paper, small
paper, cardboard, DRAW.
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40. Set constraints.
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42. Wireframing and Prototyping

43. What are the most
important features?
Think structure, even
when abstract.
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45. Start small and work
your way up.
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48. Testing

49. ABT (Always be testing)!
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51. Visual Identity

52. Keep testing, even in your
visual identity stage.
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54. Resist the urge to make a
moodboard early on.
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56. What do you know now?
What will do you do
differently next time?

57. Natalie Lew / natalielew.com / twitter: @natalierobinlew / insta: @natrlew
Dedication to, and joy in, process has
the potential to create positive impact.

58. Natalie Lew / natalielew.com / twitter: @natalierobinlew / insta: @natrlew
How can I best create impact? What questions and
curiosities do I have about the world around me?

59. Thank you!