Hanieh Khosroshahi is an independent design consultant, researcher, and community organizer working in pursuit of people and the planet. Her work spans multiple sectors from international development and public health to women’s rights and technologies. She also worked in many geographies including Canada, Rwanda, Tanzania, Nepal, and Afghanistan. She applies principles and methods of Human-centred Design, participatory research, and systems thinking to design, test, and scale innovative and impactful solutions, both online and offlineHer mission is to advance the health, opportunities, and rights of those on the margins, with a particular focus on youth and women in under-served and low-resource settings, from or with roots in the global majority.

In this episode, Hanieh shares with us the journey that led her to English Literature, Visual Arts and Journalism to Human-Computer Interaction and UX design, to her work today at the intersection of design, social change and community organizing. She shared her perspective and work on participatory design and decolonizing practices, providing us with a sense of what designing for collective liberation and justice-centered futures looks like. Community, care and relationships are at the core of her work as a researcher, a designer and a social activist.

To learn more about Hanieh's work, follow her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haniehk/

and check her website: https://hanieh.me/

Learn about Thousand&One, a global, feminist community co-founded by Hanieh. It supports Women of Colour to thrive in their personal and professional lives.: https://thousandone.org

Credits:

Conception, host and production: Anne-Laure Fayard

Sound design & Post-production: Valter Gouveia

Music & Art Work: Guilhem Tamisier

Designing for Justice-centered Futures and Collective Liberation