Wrap session 19 on Design with Dr. Lesley Ann Noel, academic scholar, design researcher, and creator of the Designers Critical Alphabet, takes the Royal Court on a design and research critical thinking journey often embraced and discussed in academia but not as much in industry. 


Dr. Noel challenges UX and Design practitioners to decolonize bookshelves as well recognizing how identities play a part in design & research for both practitioners and participants. 


Books & resources mentioned in this podcast:

Pedagogy of the Oppressed- Paulo Friere 
Research is Ceremony- Shawn Wilson 
Epistemologies of the South- Boaventura de Sousa Santos
Designers Critical Alphabet- Dr. Lesley Ann Noel https://criticalalphabet.com/