A.A.A. looking for inclusive attitudes: co-exploring the Design for Inclusive Attitudes (DxIA) framework

Discriminations and exclusions have an economic impact in terms of GDP loss annually and the pandemic has exacerbated pre-existing inequalities. At the same time, the COVID-19 emergency has highlighted the need for embedding Inclusion, Diversity, Equality and Accessibility strategies within complex systems. According to these premises, developing a positive attitude towards inclusion is crucial in society. Therefore, the workshop will discuss the Design for Inclusive Attitudes (DxIA) as a recently studied framework aimed to create a connection between contemporary design culture and the promotion of inclusive attitudes through design in society. Specifically, the aim of the workshop is to co-explore possible applications of the DxIA framework by reflecting on DxIA case studies, principles, and its application by simulating the ideation of a service. By following a co-design approach, firstly, participants will qualitatively analyse and select the most representative among a set of presented DxIA cases. Consequently, participants will discuss and provide comments about a proposal for DxIA principles through a focus group session. Finally, participants will be guided to co-ideate a service concept that can follow the DxIA principles. Therefore, techniques for the ideation phase will be used such as How Might We, 10 plus 10, and the Brick Cards. The expected results of the workshop are (i) a refined framework about the DxIA cases; (ii) a revised version of the DxIA principles; (iii) a series of exploratory ideas for designing services through the DxIA approach and principles.