From compliance to dignity: inclusive storytelling with Jamaal Digital Davis

**We are building an independent global network of people doing human-centred work.** Create an account, join our newsletter, learn, listen, connect and network - for free → https://www.thisishcd.com/signup \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\__ In this episode of This is HCD, guest host Hyun Song kicks off her special series on inclusive design and accessibility, in conversation with Jamaal Digital Davis, a senior inclusive designer at Yahoo and founder of Inclusive Tech Club. Jamaal's core idea is simple: compliance is the floor, not the ceiling. In this episode, we talk about what inclusive storytelling really means, how to tell stories that don't flatten people into stereotypes, and what changes, for better and worse, when generative AI becomes part of how those stories get made. Jamaal is also a filmmaker. His short film BEADS, a four-minute Afrofuturist drama made with generative AI, is the phoenix project he describes in the episode. You can watch the 60-second teaser and see the visuals at beadsfilm.com, and enter your email there to get a link to the full film **Connect with Jamaal** Website: https://jamaal.digital/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamaal-davis Newsletter (subscribe on LinkedIn): https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7243645845663793152 Short film BEADS: https://beadsfilm.com/  \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\__ BRING THIS IS HCD INTO YOUR ORGANISATION → **Train my organisation** https://www.thisishcd.com/training → **Video Courses** https://www.thisishcd.com/courses → **Coaching Community (Coaching, Courses, WhatsApp)** https://www.thisishcd.com/members → **Gerry's consultancy (Service Design and Design Research)** https://humana.design/ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\__ BECOME A DIRECTORY MEMBER (IT'S FREE!) and get all of this → **FREE Introduction to Journey Management course** with Marc Stickdorn & Gerry Scullion (Sign up for free with an email) https://www.thisishcd.com/dashboard/learning/introduction-to-journey-management → **Discover & Connect with others** https://www.thisishcd.com/directory → **Claim partner discounts** https://www.thisishcd.com/partners Gerry wears clothes from Sutsu, and has a coupon code for them, as well as Smaply, Scenario Cards, Unit 1 and more... \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\__ All episodes have been produced by This is Podcasting.