Design contributions to OSS: Learnings from the Open Design workshops project

A presentation at Remote Design Week in September 2021 in by Eriol Fox

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Design for good is opening up. Our journey into design for humanitarian open source software. @erioldoesdesign @opensrcdesign #RemoteDesignWeek

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Why aren’t there many design related contributions to OSS? @erioldoesdesign @opensrcdesign #RemoteDesignWeek

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github.com/Erioldoesdesign/opendesign @erioldoesdesign @opensrcdesign #RemoteDesignWeek

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Designers collaborating and contributing to Humanitarian OSS and tech for good at challenge gatherings. @erioldoesdesign @opensrcdesign #RemoteDesignWeek

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Designers want to work on projects ‘for good’. @erioldoesdesign @opensrcdesign #RemoteDesignWeek

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Berlin 2018 & Seattle 2019 @erioldoesdesign @opensrcdesign #RemoteDesignWeek

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Most designers don’t have a clue about OSS. @erioldoesdesign @opensrcdesign #RemoteDesignWeek

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OSS isn’t part of design education. @erioldoesdesign @opensrcdesign #RemoteDesignWeek

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Even if designers know OSS, Github can be a barrier. @erioldoesdesign @opensrcdesign #RemoteDesignWeek

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@erioldoesdesign @opensrcdesign #RemoteDesignWeek

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Design activities. @erioldoesdesign @opensrcdesign #RemoteDesignWeek

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Translate issues to design challenges. https://github.com/ushahidi/tenfour/issues/112 @erioldoesdesign @opensrcdesign #RemoteDesignWeek

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Location specific builds community. @erioldoesdesign @opensrcdesign #RemoteDesignWeek

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Invite into the process a ‘witness’. https://github.com/ushahidi/opendesign/blob/master/witness-brief.md @erioldoesdesign @opensrcdesign #RemoteDesignWeek

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Open methodology, frameworks and processes to use and remix: github.com/Erioldoesdesign/opendesign @erioldoesdesign @opensrcdesign #RemoteDesignWeek

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A community of supportive designers in open source opensourcedesign.net @erioldoesdesign @opensrcdesign #RemoteDesignWeek