Question Your Values: Rethinking What Drives Your Design

Have you ever stopped to ask: Are these values truly mine, or have I been conditioned to accept them? This session, presented by Design Research Consultant Lesley-Ann Daly, explores how family, culture, privilege, and the media shape our personal ethics and challenges you to critically reflect on what you believe. Through engaging examples and thought-provoking insights, you’ll learn how to define your authentic values and embed them into design practices. Discover strategies to navigate conflicts with client priorities, foster inclusivity, and drive ethical innovation. Whether you’re a designer, developer, or business owner, this talk will inspire you to embrace intentionality and create technologies that positively impact humans, non-humans, and the planet. Challenge yourself to think deeper and design better.