Sachi Taulelei - How Design’s Lack of Diversity Fuels Systemic Racism

Sachi Taulelei shares what it’s like to interview people at the end of their lives, why research methods need to adapt to cultural context, and the heavy cost of poor diversity in tech.

Highlights include:

- What is it like interviewing people at the end of their lives?
- How is researching with Pasifika peoples different?
- How have Pasifika been impacted by rapid digitisation?
- Why is diversity important on product teams?
- How are our biases in tech shaping a worse world?

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Who is Sachi Taulelei?

Sachi is the Design Centre of Expertise Lead (Head of Design) at ANZ, Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest bank. How large is large I hear you ask? ANZ represents 1% of New Zealand’s GDP, and employs 1 in 5 people who work in finance in New Zealand.

Her contributions have been recognised with Gold at the New Zealand Best Design Awards, and she has shared her knowledge at events such as UX Homegrown. Sachi also mentors Masters of UX Design students at the Wellington ICT Graduate School.

Sachi is widely respected and recognised as a design leader and as a leading voice for Pasifika people who work in design and technology.

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Find Sachi here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sachi-taulelei/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sachitaulelei/

Resources:

Translating the digital divide by Sachi Taulelei:
https://bit.ly/3l3pigl

Ikigai:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikigai

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Host: Brendan Jarvis
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