IAAC Lecture Series – Data Action: Using Data for a Public Good

Lecturer: Sarah Williams, Civic Data Design Lab – MIT
Date: Tuesday, November 24th, 19:30 (CEST)

Lecture Abstract
Using illustrations from her own work and that of others Williams will explain how we can use data as a tool for empowerment rather than oppression, and design is an essential part of that work. Data | Action seeks to provide guidance for using data toward the benefit of society, learning from the ways we have used data unethically in the past and illustrating ways we can use it more ethically and creatively in the future. Some themes emerge for working with data for the public good, and these themes help to establish the principles for Data | Action the authors method for approaching data which will be highlighted in the talk.

About Sarah Williams

Her design work has been widely exhibited including work in the Guggenheim, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Venice Biennale, and the Cooper Hewitt Museum. Williams has won numerous awards including being named top 25 planners in the technology and Game Changer by Metropolis Magazine. Check out her latest exhibition, Visualizing NYC 2021, at the Center for Architecture in New York City which opens November 17th.