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Hiring, lip service, and inclusion

Raff Di Meo
UX Collective
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9 min readJul 11, 2024
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From the Mammoth Memory

“Inclusive design is not a checklist of principles. It’s about designing with a diverse team from the start so that many perspectives are considered, and many barriers are removed before they even exist.”

Installation work showing naked bodies behind curtains
A View from Elsewhere, Act 1, She Postures in Context, 2018 | Sin Wai Kin

Stop lip service

The importance of language

From equality to equity

From disadvantaged to underserved

Embracing neurodiversity

How inclusive language can make for a more equitable workplace | The Drum
How inclusive language can make for a more equitable workplace | The Drum

Creating a more inclusive hiring process

Blind screening

Table of candidates with names changed to animals for anonymity
Team tailor blind screening feature

Streamlined process

Interview questions, in advance

No tasks, please!

Fair scoring

Table showing the scoring for interview for product designer job
Scoring system we used back in 2021

Extra helping

Beyond hiring

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Written by Raff Di Meo

Head of Design @ Doddle | Fellow @ Coho | Mentor @ ADPlist 🏐Volleyball fan 🐶 Whippet Dad |