10 September 2025, 7:10

Hi everyone,

A little while ago, I was introduced to Assistant Research Professor Dr Bea Rodriguez-Fransen from Arizona State University. She is the author of the book Education and decolonial futures in the Philippines: Perspectives for educators and practitioners in which she introduces the decolonial design futures framework that she developed. It is an extension of design thinking to suit working with Indigenous and marginalised communities better.

In her episode for 'Create. Share. Engage.' Bea introduces the decolonial design futures framework along with the decolonial portals and related ideas, tying them in particular to reflection and how educators can make use of the techniques and frameworks that she's developed, tested, and elaborated on through her work with different communities.

I'd like to invite you to listen to her interview and also read the book to delve deeper into the framework and read the stories that she's sharing from the educators she's worked with. By the by, you'll also get a history lesson of the Philippines.

Enjoy

Kristina