Culturally Situated Design Tools (CSDTs)
Ron Eglash's Culturally Situated Design Tools translate Indigenous heritage algorithms, such as African fractal patterns, into tools for teaching STEM concepts, cited as an example of centering cultural knowledge respectfully through what he calls generative justice.
'Ron Eglash's inspiring work creating Culturally Situated Design Tools (CSDTs), which translate heritage algorithms embedded in Indigenous craft practices (like African fractal patterns in textiles or architecture) into tools for teaching STEM concepts, provides a brilliant example of how cultural knowledge can be centered respectfully as a source of innovation, empowerment, and what he calls generative justice – using heritage to generate new forms of value and opportunity within communities, rather than simply extracting it' (Ch9 §095).
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- Forecasting · discussed together in section 017
- Futures Studies / Futurology · discussed together in section 017
- Redirective Practice · discussed together in section 017
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- Ethics
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- Chapter 9, section 095 · Ethics - The Foundational Cornerstone: Embracing Plurality in the Pursuit of Collective Flourishing
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