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This presentation will discuss the current state of representation of ethnic and culture identity in design thinking teaching and practice in User Experience Design. Dr Makayla Lewis will then provide early findings from a recent co-creation study with UX students at Kingston University London that will include exemplars and improvement practices.

Bio:

BY DAY… Dr Makayla Lewis (She/Her) has a PhD in human-computer interaction from City University London. Her key interests are human-computer interaction, user experience, design thinking, co-design, human factors in cybersecurity and smart money, and sketching in HCI. Currently, Makayla is a Lecturer in Computer Science (User Experience Design) at Kingston University London, and a Design Associate at Design Council in the UK.

BY NIGHT… Makayla) is also an accomplished visual thinker, sketcher, and visual note taker and her works have been featured in three visual thinking books and Adobe Blog. Makayla is a sketchnote artist and daily doodler who also enjoys sharing her process of visual thinking by organising international Sketchnote Hangout, SketchnoteLDN, and sketchnote workshops. She is often seen in meetings, seminars, conferences, and events sketchnoting and has provided visuals for a multitude of organisations, conferences, and events.

Website: www.makaylalewis.co.uk

Twitter: @maccymacx