PinnedLydia HooperinBetter HumansNow’s the Time to Embrace Your Inner RenaissancerMore than ever, our world needs people with varied interests and skills. Fellow hybrids, it’s time to face your fears and make an impact.·13 min read·Mar 3, 2022--4--4
PinnedLydia HooperinNightingaleTen Ways Cognitive Biases Impact Data Design WorkThese known biases are especially relevant in data visualization, and staying alert to them can help us avoid harmful designs·10 min read·May 20, 2020--2--2
PinnedLydia HooperinUX CollectivePractical tips for creating equitable designsData designers tell the true stories that make big culture shifts possible. If you are stuck on how exactly, this article is for you.·11 min read·Dec 3, 2020----
Lydia HooperinAn Injustice!Before Patriarchy Can, Paternalism Must FallWith the world in great flux, we need to learn how to better look to ourselves and one another·18 min read·Jul 27, 2022--3--3
Lydia HooperinBetter HumansHow To Decide Whether To Let Go of That Project Going NowhereLessons learned about feeling your way forward and giving up gracefully·13 min read·May 18, 2022----
Lydia HooperinWorks That ReconnectDesign that reconnects: Weaving Joanna Macy’s teachings into design processesThese principles are incredibly useful for this pivotal time. Here are examples of how I use them in my design approach and process.·9 min read·May 13, 2022----
Lydia HooperinAn Injustice!Decolonizing Creative-preneurship: What it means and what it takesI thought my greatest challenge as a creative was going to be making a living, but it turns out that it’s been making a difference.·12 min read·Jul 26, 2020----
Lydia HooperinNightingaleUsing Data Storytelling to Disrupt White Supremacy CultureData storytelling can help shift the unconscious beliefs that underpin white supremacy. Here’s how.·10 min read·Jun 11, 2020--4--4
Lydia HooperinUX Planet9 tips for inviting useful ideas and feedbackWhen we put our heads together we always have the ideas we need. But this means we have to invite feedback and that can be a struggle.·6 min read·Jun 3, 2020----
Lydia HooperDo’s and don’ts for using visuals during virtual meetingsWith social distancing in full swing, virtual meetings are on the rise! Visuals play an essential role in supporting progress and results.·4 min read·Apr 14, 2020--1--1