Agency is the satisfying power to take meaningful action and see the results of our decisions and choices.
Great definition of "agency." I think though that it leaves it up to us to determine what meaningful action is and what constitutes satisfying results.
Don’t go to code academy, go to design academy. Be advocates of the user & consumer. It’s not about learning how to code, it’s about translating real-world needs to technological specifications in just ways that give end users agency and equity in design, development and delivery. Be a champion of user-centric design. Learn how to steward data and offer your help.
The importance of learning to design, and interpreting/translating real-world needs.
This means genuinely asking for permission — using honesty to win trust by enabling rather than disabling user agency.
Don’t go to code academy, go to design academy. Be advocates of the user & consumer. It’s not about learning how to code, it’s about translating real-world needs to technological specifications in just ways that give end users agency and equity in design, development and delivery. Be a champion of user-centric design. Learn how to steward data and offer your help.