Jo Szczepanska (she/her)
@szcpanks.bsky.social
Designer 🎨 Action Researcher 🧪 Community builder 🌻🌈❤️ and Troublemaker 🪡🌶️⚠️🪧 she/her #Healthcare #A11y #ServiceDesign on unceeded lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples Naarm, Melbourne
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Good article. My rule of thumb for improving things is that you have to spend money to save money.
Over the last 14 years, the government created a welfare system that is a) less generous but b) more expensive. So there's obviously a strong argument for reform there. But unlikely to get a better outcome than the past if you use the same approach: my column in this weekend's @financialtimes.com:
How to stop the fruitless search for welfare savings
Governments chase illusory short-term cuts when what’s needed are routes back into lasting employment
www.ft.com
March 9, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Good article. My rule of thumb for improving things is that you have to spend money to save money.
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Cutting disability rights is usually first because it is the most diverse group of people to whom ableism can be widely applied.
Keir Starmer took over a political party that was built to fight for workers and the working class, and turned it into a liberal, white supremacist, and zionist outfit. I hate the UK as much as I hate the US, and hope they implode, as well. But damn, I didn't see cutting disability rights coming!
March 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Cutting disability rights is usually first because it is the most diverse group of people to whom ableism can be widely applied.
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#Introduction
Hi! I'm Sasha Costanza-Chock (she/they/ella/elle).
Researcher & designer, focused on a just transition to a regenerative democratic economy.
Research Director, OneProject.org.
Author, Design Justice (MIT press): design-justice.pubpub.org.
Web: schock.cc
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Hi! I'm Sasha Costanza-Chock (she/they/ella/elle).
Researcher & designer, focused on a just transition to a regenerative democratic economy.
Research Director, OneProject.org.
Author, Design Justice (MIT press): design-justice.pubpub.org.
Web: schock.cc
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Design Justice
An exploration of how design might be led by marginalized communities, dismantle structural inequality, and advance collective liberation and ecological survival.
design-justice.pubpub.org
November 15, 2024 at 3:25 AM
#Introduction
Hi! I'm Sasha Costanza-Chock (she/they/ella/elle).
Researcher & designer, focused on a just transition to a regenerative democratic economy.
Research Director, OneProject.org.
Author, Design Justice (MIT press): design-justice.pubpub.org.
Web: schock.cc
🇵🇸🍉📚🎶😻❤️🔥🌈🏳️⚧️
Hi! I'm Sasha Costanza-Chock (she/they/ella/elle).
Researcher & designer, focused on a just transition to a regenerative democratic economy.
Research Director, OneProject.org.
Author, Design Justice (MIT press): design-justice.pubpub.org.
Web: schock.cc
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Had a huge "hopeful" win today a big software company that manages 11 million people's records promised to fix their form I found an error in. People won't be misgendered in their accounts. Let's hope they actually fix it, if they don't they can expect many mails and calls from me.
November 21, 2024 at 10:19 AM
Had a huge "hopeful" win today a big software company that manages 11 million people's records promised to fix their form I found an error in. People won't be misgendered in their accounts. Let's hope they actually fix it, if they don't they can expect many mails and calls from me.
I really love this as a bridge toward even longer-termism like Transition Design and System Stewardship. Really practical framing and even tools. The question I'm left with as a worker is how can I stretch time? Seem all I get is deadlines that limit thinking and relationship building
🌱 Check my new article: "Impacting the Future: Ecosystem Orchestration"!
Learn how long-termism & collaboration can drive sustainable impact.
Read more: urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:a...
#Ecosystems #Innovation #FutureThinking #Sustainability #systemschange
Learn how long-termism & collaboration can drive sustainable impact.
Read more: urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:a...
#Ecosystems #Innovation #FutureThinking #Sustainability #systemschange
Theseus: Impacting the Future: Ecosystem Orchestration for Long-Termism
urn.fi
November 21, 2024 at 8:01 AM
I really love this as a bridge toward even longer-termism like Transition Design and System Stewardship. Really practical framing and even tools. The question I'm left with as a worker is how can I stretch time? Seem all I get is deadlines that limit thinking and relationship building
I'm gonna say it, is there a co-design / co-production / ❤️ communities starter pack?
November 20, 2024 at 7:07 AM
I'm gonna say it, is there a co-design / co-production / ❤️ communities starter pack?
Relationships matter
How one regional city took action to prevent suicides: a story informed by research and relationships https://www.croakey.org/how-one-regional-city-took-action-to-prevent-suicides-a-story-informed-by-research-and-relationships #publichealth
How one regional city took action to prevent suicides: a story informed by research and relationships
www.croakey.org
November 20, 2024 at 7:04 AM
Relationships matter
Finally a really good write up on using the word "stakeholder" and the impacts of unhelpful labels used in engagement practices. Time to step up our language game. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reimagining the language of engagement in a post-stakeholder world - Resource
This article explores how the term "stakeholder" can unintentionally reinforce colonial narratives and systemic inequities.
www.betterevaluation.org
November 19, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Finally a really good write up on using the word "stakeholder" and the impacts of unhelpful labels used in engagement practices. Time to step up our language game. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Research explores how cultural camps promote health of Aboriginal people and Country https://www.croakey.org/research-explores-how-cultural-camps-promote-health-of-aboriginal-people-and-country #publichealth
Research explores how cultural camps promote health of Aboriginal people and Country
www.croakey.org
November 14, 2024 at 2:16 AM
Research explores how cultural camps promote health of Aboriginal people and Country https://www.croakey.org/research-explores-how-cultural-camps-promote-health-of-aboriginal-people-and-country #publichealth
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Climate governance is dominated by men, yet the health impacts of the climate crisis often affect women, girls, & gender-diverse people disproportionately, argue affiliated researcher Ramit Debnath et al. ahead of CoP29 in Azerbaijan.
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
Gender inequality ingrained in global climate negotiations, say researchers
Climate governance is dominated by men, yet the health impacts of the climate crisis often affect women, girls, and gender-diverse people disproportionately,
www.cam.ac.uk
November 11, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Climate governance is dominated by men, yet the health impacts of the climate crisis often affect women, girls, & gender-diverse people disproportionately, argue affiliated researcher Ramit Debnath et al. ahead of CoP29 in Azerbaijan.
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
I shudder to think what that is here in Australia, might have some emails to send to our Designs leaders and associations
🚨 Those from upper-middle-class backgrounds, and the privately-educated, are significantly overrepresented in the creative professions in the UK.
Our new research uncovers stark inequalities in access to careers in the creative industries, including television, film, and music 🧵
Our new research uncovers stark inequalities in access to careers in the creative industries, including television, film, and music 🧵
November 13, 2024 at 10:50 AM
I shudder to think what that is here in Australia, might have some emails to send to our Designs leaders and associations
Reposted by Jo Szczepanska (she/her)
Community-led intervention curbs childhood obesity and boosts quality of life 🧒🌱🇦🇺 www.news-medical.net/news/2024111... #ChildhoodObesity #CommunityHealth #PublicHealth #Obesity #Health #Youth #COVID19 #Nutrition #Science #Australia
Community-led intervention curbs childhood obesity and boosts quality of life
The RESPOND trial adapted to COVID-19 disruptions by shifting to a cluster-parallel randomized design, enabling analysis despite the pandemic's impact on school and community participation rates.
www.news-medical.net
November 12, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Community-led intervention curbs childhood obesity and boosts quality of life 🧒🌱🇦🇺 www.news-medical.net/news/2024111... #ChildhoodObesity #CommunityHealth #PublicHealth #Obesity #Health #Youth #COVID19 #Nutrition #Science #Australia
To the people approaching me as "burnout coaches" well done finding a victim survivor. I do think #burnout is a collective issue and particularly in the health and NFP sectors. All the best with your business, happy to collaborate if you are interested in advocating for safer working conditions
a bunch of crickets chirping in a desert with mountains in the background
Alt: a bunch of crickets chirping in a desert with mountains in the background, tumbleweed rolls past
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2024 at 10:31 AM
To the people approaching me as "burnout coaches" well done finding a victim survivor. I do think #burnout is a collective issue and particularly in the health and NFP sectors. All the best with your business, happy to collaborate if you are interested in advocating for safer working conditions
#introduction Hi folks, I'm a #ServiceDesigner and #organiser in Naarm. I want to live in a fair and healthy world where we #co-design services with communities.
I work in #PublicHealth, #AccessToJustice or #A2J #DisabilityJustice
Geek out about methods, #partnering or wild side quests
I work in #PublicHealth, #AccessToJustice or #A2J #DisabilityJustice
Geek out about methods, #partnering or wild side quests
November 13, 2024 at 9:37 AM
#introduction Hi folks, I'm a #ServiceDesigner and #organiser in Naarm. I want to live in a fair and healthy world where we #co-design services with communities.
I work in #PublicHealth, #AccessToJustice or #A2J #DisabilityJustice
Geek out about methods, #partnering or wild side quests
I work in #PublicHealth, #AccessToJustice or #A2J #DisabilityJustice
Geek out about methods, #partnering or wild side quests
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"We are all panic, no disco. Let yourself exist and get your feet under yourself before making plans... We need to continue to take care of ourselves. Our work begins with staying alive."
EEDA is really great this week: www.theinfophile.com/archive/eeda...
EEDA is really great this week: www.theinfophile.com/archive/eeda...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Iss 23: Oh no.
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends. I’m writing this on Wednesday evening, the day...
www.theinfophile.com
November 9, 2024 at 12:17 AM
"We are all panic, no disco. Let yourself exist and get your feet under yourself before making plans... We need to continue to take care of ourselves. Our work begins with staying alive."
EEDA is really great this week: www.theinfophile.com/archive/eeda...
EEDA is really great this week: www.theinfophile.com/archive/eeda...
Not even 9:30 and I reckon this day is done. Garfield gets it. Mondays are tough
November 10, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Not even 9:30 and I reckon this day is done. Garfield gets it. Mondays are tough