Making things for and with people 🌈 | Behavioural Science & Design Nerd 🤓 | Petite Percussionist 🥁 | Let’s talk #ResponsibleTech #InclusiveDesign | she/they
London, England
Joined March 2009
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so so grateful to have been a little part of the @EseaSisters takeover at @SomersetHouse - a wonderful celebration of some our sisters’ creativity, togetherness and chosen family. won’t forget this special night💛
📸 by the excellent @_jymak 💫
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The Women's Health Strategy will tackle IVF inequality faced by LGBTQI women and non-binary people in accessing fertility treatment 👭 #IVFForAll @stonewalluk
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Exciting news! You can experience the LGBTQ+ VR Museum as part of London Pride this weekend! 🏳️🌈
We paired with @DeloitteDigital @DeloitteDIGI_UK to stage this two-day-only lightning exhibition in London's Oxford Street! 🌈
Book a slot: forms.gle/6iMABt12kfowxacEA
#Pride #Pride2022
ALT A room full of people, two of whom are wearing VR headsets. The room is white and grand-looking, and has colourful artwork hung on the walls, and LED lighting.
ALT A room with a very large curved window with text decals on. The room is white and grand-looking, and has colourful artwork hung on the walls.
ALT A poster with the words "LGBTQ+ VR museum" and a colourful M-shaped logo, affixed to a stone wall on a London street
ALT A large curved window with text decals on it, with the words "Saint George Street". The facade is grand and made of stone.
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This Wednesday, a panel of experts will meet in Parliament to talk to MPs and Peers about why the conversion therapy ban needs to be trans-inclusive 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 #BanConversionTherapy
Email your MP to ask them to attend! It only takes 2 minutes with our tool: banconversiontherapy.com
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In the wake of the Govt’s shocking and chaotic u-turn around a ban on conversion therapy, listen this morning to an updated re-release of our first episode of Thinking Straight from @thetimes 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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🔗 Read more about racism and mental health on our website > bit.ly/3BxIRny
Our information includes:
🔹 where you might find help
🔹 overcoming barriers to support
🔹 looking after yourself
🔹 assessing your therapist's understanding of your experiences. (10/11)
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Resting is not a waste of time. It's an investment in well-being.
Relaxing is not a sign of laziness. It's a source of energy.
Breaks are not a distraction. They're a chance to refocus attention.
Play is not a frivolous activity. It's a path to connection and creativity.
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63 studies: women who assert their ideas, make direct requests, and advocate for themselves are liked less.
They're also less likely to get hired—and it hasn't improved over time.
It's 2021. When will we stop punishing dominant women for violating outdated gender stereotypes?
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"We need to shift from a mindset where we design everything all at once and move toward a mindset of designing the smallest possible thing that can deliver value to our users."
— @lauraklein
interaction-design.org/liter…
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What does the world look like if we place human thriving at the center of economics and technology design? Tune into #YourUndividedAttention where @KateRaworth explains how design changes are at the center of more humane tech and more humane economics: bit.ly/3plEW6Z
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Our brain is an explanation machine. Research finds that in the face of ambiguity, we look for patterns, connect the dots, and draw conclusions. When we don’t find a meaningful explanation, we will impose one.
bit.ly/3vyvOQo
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Be safe and look out for yourself. Sharing this for anyone who needs it #sos #BeSafeOutThere #Emergency #iphonesos #androidemergencyrescue #personalsafety
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We often let our expertise become our armor.
It takes courage, humility, and integrity to favor hard questions over easy answers, learning over knowing, and getting it right over being right.
My conversations with @BreneBrown:
tedtalks.social/WLAdam
brenebrown.com/podcast/brene…
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Stereotype threat is the fear of conforming to a negative stereotype about your identity. Researchers have found that the anxiety it creates can produce the very stereotype you’re trying to avoid.
How has stereotype threat affected your life?
bit.ly/3q5cQ0I
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February editorial: Giving the climate policy ratchet a healthy turn
thelancet.com/journals/lanpl…
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Don't quit. Never give up trying to build the world you can see, even if others can't see it. Listen to your drum and your drum only. It's the one that makes the sweetest sound.
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“A lot of things that go right consists of nothing happening,” says Steven Pinker.
“If a country is at peace, if a city has not had a school shooting, if there is not a famine, there's no headline. But those are significant events.”
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died at age 87. Here's a look at the legacy she leaves behind.
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bit.ly/oursharedpodcast
A playlist of podcasts, writing, analysis and discussion that have helped me understand systemic racism, white supremacy and the experiences of black people, indigenous people and people of colour.
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Black Lives Matter: blacklivesmatter.com/
National Bail Fund: bailfunds.github.io/
NAACP LDF: naacpldf.org/support/
ACLU: aclu.org/donate-aclu/
Campaign Zero: joincampaignzero.org/
Oakland Indie: oaklandindiealliance.com/rep…