Building Rapport and Inclusiveness

About practices in enabling new connections with people beyond the ecosystem of your work and identity.

The Reach network invited reflection, sharing, and connection through A Field Researcher’s “Guide” to Field Research–a collection of stories of decisions, pivots, and instincts that often go unnoticed, offering space to revisit and learn from them. Bringing together diverse perspectives sparks new insights, surfaces memories, and deepens understanding of ourselves as researchers. How can these shared stories continue to guide the way we work in the field?

In our network, we encourage everyone to bring forward topics they find important for discussion. Recently, three studios from India, the Netherlands, and Mexico collaborated to invite us to reflect on the decolonization of design. This conversation is particularly relevant to our practice as design researchers.