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098: Designing For Inclusion with Jenny Shen
01:51 – Jenny’s Superpower: Not Giving a F*ck and Sticking Up For Others
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
05:00 – Living a Remote Lifestyle and Cross-Cultural Communication
08:34 – Design and UX For International Users / Research for Local Users
18:08 – Designing to Include All People: Is it possible?
27:07 – Paid Mentorship
34:32 – Offering Mentorship Scholarships
37:15 – Privilege and Open Source
40:22 – Advice for People Looking to Freelance and Work Remotely
Reflections:
Jamey: Weaponizing the sunk cost fallacy for themself.
Sam: The importance of humans in tech and tech culture.
Jessica: The difference between internationalization and localization.
Jenny: Scholarships as a way to signal and inform other people what she values and what she wants to promote.
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Special Guest: Jenny Shen.