UX research and ethnographic design for humanitarian technology.

UX research and ethnographic design for humanitarian technology. Peace building Crisis response For slides visit: noti.st/eriolfox @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

Content warnings. Violence against women, the Manchester arena bombing, radicalisation of youth and terrorism, natural disasters, colonisation, racism, education/ social status prejudice. Some slides will have ‘No photos/copies please’. Please do not take photos/copies of these slides. @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

Hi, I’m Eriol. (Ehh-roll). They/Them pronouns. 10 years in digital product design & UX. 7 years in humanitarian sector 2 years in (FL)OSS. PhD student researching Humanitarian OSS + Design. Designer at Open Food Network. @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

Helping people raise their voice and those who serve them to listen and respond better We were able to map all the health facilities in Kathmandu Valley before the earthquake, which will undoubtedly help the relief workers’ ability to deliver supplies and help save lives. A tool to help other teams reach each other everyday and in a crisis. On any device. No photos/copies please

developing countries, global south, emerging markets, third world, aid reliant, the next billion, new readers, socially excluded, migrant population, global margins, the west,economic peripheries, poor, sub-

Isooko. Peace Building + Tech. @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

Isooko’s aim “ Isooko explores the potential of digital technologies to support peace through testing and development in Rwanda and Kenya.” You can find more info at isooko.eu @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

Dispatcher. Crisis Response + Tech. @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

Dispatcher’s aim “ Can technology help people create and maintain resilience in times of crisis? What kinds of technology aids rather than overwhelms? ” You can find more info at bit.ly/ush-dispatcher @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

Why Rwanda and Kenya? “ Rwanda’s history with Genocide led to a number of social policies and projects that worked on peace. Kenya’s history of tribal/political conflict allow exploration into crisis. @erioldoesdesign ” @id24conf #id24

Grant funded activity is… …often restrictive, prescriptive and at it’s worst ‘proposal first’ instead of ‘human first’. @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

Academia ≠ Practice What works in the ‘lab’ doesn’t always work in the field. @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

Living Labs Methodology. @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

Public + Civil Society Orgs What works for public might not work for CSOs. @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

‘Public’ User Journeys. Personas. Stakeholder mapping. Rapid prototyping. @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

‘Civil Society Orgs’ (CSO’s) Defining peace. Understanding User Journeys. and Personas. Tech tool demos. Impact mapping. @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

Flexibility within boundaries. Be willing to adapt activities for good reasons. @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

‘Aid’ Language. Countries used to an ‘aid’ presence are ‘non-profit’ language proficient. @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

Working with trauma. Practice working with difficult subject matter allows better handling of it when witnessed. @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

facebook.com/polycomdevelopmentproject Working with trauma in design activities. @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24 No photos/copies please

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Homework* Think of a deeply upsetting event in your life and try to begin to ‘Journey map’ this event. @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

• Very optional homework

How did we make sure we did this ethically? ~ Researchers went through the same process ~ Researchers examples built a compassionate connection ~ Attendees notified pre-workshop of subject matter ~ Psychological support on site ~ Confidentiality ~ Researchers were supported post workshop @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

No photos please Schooling your reaction @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

Surprising subjects can arise. Many subjects come into play when conducting research: History, culture, politics, poverty. @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

‘Deep ethnographic’ vs ‘dip-in, dip-out researcher’ @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

No photos please Deep ethnographic. Kathmandu living labs @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

Team Rubicon UK and SARAID Community resilience team @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

No photos please ‘Dip-in, Dip-out’ researcher. Isooko public workshop. @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

Stay safety, stay healthy. Take ‘burner’ phones, extra devices, do interviews in pairs or threes. @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

Practice on your next holiday* ~ Community research online ~ Photography ~ Ask taxi drivers about your topic @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24 *Optional. This activity may frustrate who you’re on holiday with

Read reports. Leaving no one behind: Lessons from the Kerala disasters https://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/69992 The Mobile Economy Sub-Saharan Africa https://www.gsma.com/mobileeconomy/ @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

Conferences + Events. ~ Rights con ~ Internet Freedom Festival ~ Mozfest ~ Peace tech labs ~ Tech4Good @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

Good orgs to follow. ~ Electronic Frontier Foundation eff.org ~ AccessNow accessnow.org ~ Advocacy Assembly advocacyassembly.org ~ Centre for humanitarian data centre.humdata.org @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

Books! @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24

Thanks folks. noti.st/eriolfox linkedin.com/in/eriolfox github.com/Erioldoesdesign medium.com/@EriolDoesDesign @erioldoesdesign @id24conf #id24