About us
The Data & Design Group is an interdisciplinary research group that uses design to understand and reimagine socio-technical systems.
We are known for our work on accessibility in interactive data analysis and consent and refusal in data ethics.
We are part of the Department of Information Science at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Mission
At the Data & Design Group, we are advancing a world where everyone has the power to shape the design of systems that affect their social and political lives.
To do this, we pursue research that:
- responds to practical needs for people and communities by prioritizing co-design methods and investing in open source tools.
- builds scientific knowledge about the relationship between technology and society by using system design as a way to investigate alternate possibilities.
- shapes policy and practice by using our findings to lead conversations about best practices.
