How Design Transforms Shame Into Dignity

When people think of product design, they may think of the latest fads in technology or newest trends seen in advertisements. For Sarah Rottenberg, however, product design means so much more. With her students at the University of Pennsylvania, Rottenberg uses product design to discuss things that make us uncomfortable or feel ashamed. She speaks about what it means to design around empathy in order to transform experiences and combat social paradigms.