Sustainability within Experience Design is not about charitable acts or design intentions but rather about taking responsibility for what we do as designers. A responsibility not to be shrugged off, nor passed onto "users". It is a focus on committing to the weight of design decisions and the impact it has on society and the environment. For a perspective and examples from two hemispheres join Kasia Gawlik (Poland) and Werner Puchert (South Africa) who believe we have a lot in common despite our contextual and cultural differences.

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World Usability Day 2016 - Poznan
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2. Kasia Gawlik
Research Manager
katarzyna.gawlik@hotmail.com

3. Assumption vs.
observation

4. Werner Puchert
Senior Manager Strategy
@weenerdawg

9. Sustainability is not about charitable acts
or design intentions but rather about taking
responsibility for what we do as designers

10. Context
User Needs
Business
Objectives

11. Context
User Needs
Business
Objectives
You are
accountable

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17. Focus on committing to the weight of
design decisions and the impact it has on
society and the environment

20. Summary - Responsible Design
Being accountable as a Designer

21. Understand the impact
(stakeholders & broad environment)
Understand the context
(for all the users)
Understand the Data
(interpretation + strategic analysis)
Summary - Responsible Design
Being accountable as a Designer

22. Thank You!
Werner Puchert
@weenerdawg
Kasia Gawlik
katarzyna.gawlik@hotmail.com