Design for Cognitive Bias
Our users have biases and so do we. My new book, Design for Cognitive Bias, explores how design and content strategy can help keep them at bay (or use them for good).
This essential book will fundamentally change the way you think about design—and about your own mind.
— Erika Hall
Author, Just Enough Research
Author, Just Enough Research
Photo Credit: Sean Tubridy / Confab Events
Let’s Chat
Need a speaker for your next event? I’ve given standing-room-only presentations at TEDNYC, SXSW, Confab, LavaCon, UX Copenhagen, Artifact, and the Wharton Web Conference (and my webinar game is pretty tight).
My talks focus on how design can mitigate bias (or use it for good) and help people talk to each other more clearly and treat each other more equitably. I also offer an inclusive design workshop if you want a deeper dive on these topics.
Get In TouchUpcoming Events
Talks, workshops, webinars. I get up to a lot. Here’s what’s coming down the pike.
Nonprofit Nerds
ConVex
IAC21
Confab
Convey UX
DotGov Design Conference
UX Fest
UX Vienna Book Club
Design and Content Conference 2021
David Dylan Thomas explains cognitive bias with extraordinary clarity and compassion. His stage presence is at once commanding and approachable—he’s welcome back at Confab any time!
— Kristina Halvorson
Founder, Confab Events
Founder, Confab Events
Keep up with all the stuff I get up to...
See Me in Action
Talks and webinars I’ve given. Articles I’ve written. Podcasts, web series, and movies I’ve made.
TEDNYC: Three Rules of Productive Discourse
Confab: Fight Bias with Content Strategy
Webinar: Turning Conflict into Collaboration with Content Strategy
Webinar: Design for Cognitive Bias
The Cognitive Bias Podcast
Cui Bono? (on police violence)
The Dawn of Woke Tech
The Painfully Obvious Intersectionality of the United States of America
The Revolution Will Have Structured Content
Why the Poor Deserve Good UX
How “Normal News” Could Save Us From Ourselves
Developing Philly
Dunk Donuts with Dave
The Least Dangerous Game
SXSW: A Million Medicis – Funding the Content Revolution
Agile Living
Mentions
Here’s some other folks talking about my work.
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Atlantic article about fighting online harassment (quoted)
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Engadget article about bias in tech (quoted)
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Guest on Presentable Podcast
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Guest on Mike Monteiro’s Voice of Design podcast
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Adobe blog post about bias in AI (quoted)
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Article about my work on the Abstract blog
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Guest on the ShopTalk podcast
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Q&A in The Splash
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Guest on The Iowa Idea Podcast
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Guest on the Tech for Good Live podcast
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One of the speakers at this excellent Content Teatime session
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I appear throughout this podcast series on equality in tech