What do I mean when I say undesign? It means deeply understanding how we got to a particular design, and deliberately thinking about what we need to forget… what we need to stop… what we need to untangle, so that we can design something in a new and better way. Boldly give yourself permission to explore that space of undesigning and undoing. You’re going to step on many toes. Seek allies and peers inside and outside your organization who are trying to do the same”. Here is a great quote by Adam Grant: “It takes curiosity to learn. It takes courage to unlearn. Learning is how you evolve. Unlearning is how you keep up as the world evolves.
About the speaker
Chenny Xia is an experienced designer, technologist, and changemaker. She's played a leadership role at multiple design consultancies for over a decade before deciding to focus on one big, hairy challenge: creating a more equitable healthcare system. Today, she is the CEO of Gotcare, a health tech company transforming how home health is delivered across Canada.
Beyond her role at Gotcare, she believes in contributing to her community - she mentors and coaches design students at Humber College and in 2021, was appointed on the Ontario Task Force on Women and the Economy, working on breaking down barriers in a post-COVID economy.
To learn more about Chenny visit her LinkedIn.
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Meet our Performer:
Tumi Adegoroye is an African writer and poet based in Canada. She holds a BA degree in Sociology & Communication studie. She began writing poetry at 14 years old, and some of her work has been featured in magazines from McMaster University. Her work focuses on love, society, internal joy, womanhood, race, transformation and wellness. For Us, The Sensitive is Tumi’s first poetry book.
To learn more about Tumi and her beautiful work visit her Instagram @tuumiee