Inclusive UX Is a System Problem, Not a Feature

Date and time: Wed, Feb 25, 2026; 17:00 – 18:00 UTC
Location: Online

About the Meetup

Virtual IxDF Community Meetup

As AI becomes deeply embedded in the products and services we design, inclusion and responsibility can’t be treated as optional features or last-minute fixes. They are system-level design challenges.

In this virtual IxDF meetup, we’ll explore Inclusive UX through the lens of Responsible AI, Service Design, and Systems Thinking. Together, we’ll unpack how bias, accessibility, collaboration, and organizational processes shape real-world AI experiences—and why ethical outcomes depend on much more than interface decisions alone.

Rather than focusing only on what users see, we’ll look at how decisions across data, workflows, teams, and services influence inclusion across the entire user journey.

What we’ll discuss

Why inclusive UX breaks down when treated as a standalone feature
How design decisions across systems can unintentionally reinforce bias
How service design tools can help teams build ethical, inclusive AI experiences end-to-end
Practical ways designers can influence responsibility beyond the UI

Discussion prompts

How do choices across data, workflows, and interfaces shape whether AI systems are truly responsible—or unintentionally harmful?
Where have you seen accessibility or inclusion added too late, and what could have changed the outcome?
How can service blueprints, journey mapping, and cross-functional collaboration support inclusive AI design at scale?

We’ll close with a practical reflection:

What’s one small change you or your team could make tomorrow to embed inclusion and responsibility more deeply into your design process?

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Schopfheim, Germany

Ginka Saraeva

HR System Architect at SixFold UX

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