Victor Udoewa
Service Design Lead, CDC
Having started his career in the design and development of computational tools for scientific applications, Victor shifted his focus to the social impact space and Information and Communications Technologies for Development, both community and international development. He is a practitioner and advocate of participatory design, a meta-methodology he’s used in service and system design for governments, multilateral institutions, nonprofits, for-profits, and communities, to facilitate skill-building and improved employment opportunities for community members. Bitten by the “civic-innovation bug” he is now focused on creating or improving government products and services for citizens, immigrants, and refugees.
Victor has a particular love for design, learning, and design education. He advocates bringing practices such as positive deviance, pluriversal methods, and systems practice into civic design. He helps leads an equity-centered meetup group and Justice by Design as part of his work to decolonize design. Outside of work you can find Victor teaching salsa, singing with his a cappella group, volunteering as a health trauma and crisis counselor, or (mostly) hanging out with his family.
Rosenverse talks by Victor:
" We have to move into radical participatory research where researcher is community member. "
Beyond Methods and Diversity: The Roots of Inclusion
March 26, 2024
" It's not a match-winning pass if no one catches it. "
Panel: Excellence in Impact
March 25, 2024
" Impact is both a visceral feeling and a resonance that goes beyond immediate signs and signals. "
What emerging methods are advancing UX research [Advancing Research Community Workshop Series] (Videoconference)
September 28, 2023
" Research is not merely investigation to establish facts or conclusions, but relational story-telling, sacred holding, and rich communion. "
Research in the Pluriverse
March 29, 2023
" Data informs, but humans decide. "
Theme One Intro
March 27, 2023
" The identity-blind review of proposals ensures we prioritize content and diverse viewpoints over names, organizations, or geography. "
Everything You Need to Know about the Civic Design 2022 Call for Presentations (Videoconference)
May 17, 2022
" If you change who facilitates you change the outcome. "
Radical Participatory Research: Decolonizing Participatory Processes
March 9, 2022
" When we empower others, we reinforce the hierarchy we seek to subvert. "
Radical Participatory Design: Decolonizing Participatory Design Processes
December 10, 2021
