Responsible Design for Change Fellowship - Cohort 1

This Fellowship is by invitation only, if you are interested in participating in the future Fellowships please contact us at [email protected]

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About the Fellowship:
The Responsible Design for Change Fellowship is a unique, structured opportunity for UX practitioners, with various levels of experience, with a strong desire to be leading their craft or teams towards tangible social impact. Through this Fellowship, participants will be learning and applying responsible design practices, all while gaining hands-on experience leading and contributing to UX projects that align with our mission: To enable positive change in the world by connecting the purpose-driven sector with the UX community while championing responsible design practices. This Fellowship is designed to accelerate participants’ growth as leaders, innovators and individual contributors in the field, combining training with real-world project work for immediate impact and connecting them to like-minded UX practitioners and thought leaders.

This Fellowship cohort is being piloted with one specific social cause in mind: supporting survivors of gender-based domestic violence for the rest of their lives.

Fellowship Required Skills

• Humbleness
• Open Heart
• Wish to learn
• Active Listening
• Radical collaboration

Fellowship Benefits:

• Contribute to a meaningful cause: Learn by supporting survivals of gender-based domestic violence, with a broader perspective on the social and environmental impact
• Skills Development: Gain experience in leadership, UX strategy, and responsible design through hands-on project work, self-study, coaching and mentorship.
• Mentorship, Coaching and Guidance: Receive one-on-one mentorship from experienced designers and group coaching from experts in responsible design practices.
• Career Growth Opportunities: Develop your leadership or individual contributor portfolio and get career advice.
• Network and Community: Become part of a community of social impact-driven designers and leaders dedicated to making a positive change.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Collaborative Mindset: Ability to work with empathy, adaptability, and respect for diverse perspectives.
• Enthusiasm for Learning Responsible Design: Eager to learn and apply responsible practices that consider environmental, social, and systemic factors in design.
• Previous Experience in Design: No previous design experience required, just the willingness to learn from the self-pace material and other resources provided to you so you can be an active participant during the Fellowship.
• Commitment to the UX for Change values: Committed to live our values and encourage others to do so as well.

FAQ
What if I don’t feel like I learnt any new skills with the Fellowship?
We at UX for Change, in partnership with Cecilia Scolaro, are excited to bring you this thoughtfully designed Fellowship. Our goal is to create a meaningful value exchange between the purpose-driven organization, Pillow, and all our UX for Change Leads and Individual Contributors.

We’re confident this Fellowship will provide you with an enriching and rewarding experience. However, if you’ve been an active participant and feel it didn’t meet your expectations, we’ll happily refund 100% of what you contributed toward your training. Your growth and satisfaction are our top priorities!

What are the UX for Change Values?
Our values are:

• Humanitarian: We actively promote human welfare and social reform.
• Reciprocal: We offer our expertise to purpose-driven sectors while educating the UX community on topics that are important to enabling positive change in the world
• Critical Thinking: We challenge conventional thinking. Always.
• Regenerative: We aim to restore the wellbeing of our ecosystems and ourselves with our responsible design practices.

Why is this cohort by invitation only?
We strive to have as much diversity as possible and to make it an environment so people with all abilities can collaborate. The process of selection started with this^ event back in September. There will be more events coming in 2025 that will make new people eligible to join the new cohorts.
^https://4142298.xyz/ux-for-change-london/events/302868960/?eventOrigin=group_past_events