Imagining Inclusive Innovation: Critical Sociotechnical Design in US-European Contexts

New technologies, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and biomaterials, promise new opportunities for society to move forward. However, data increasingly shows the benefits and costs of these innovations are inequitably distributed along patterns of race and class. My dissertation examines how prominent leaders from the United States and Europe think about the role of inclusion in technology development.
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Speak On It Podcast Project

This project explored the motivations, values, and practices of ethnically diverse millennial podcast producers in Seattle. It highlighted their role as emerging new media creators as podcasts continue to become a preferred alternative to traditional news among younger audiences. The findings provide insights into how these producers navigated the mainstream media landscape often criticized for "fake news" and corporate control, and were published as a book chapter in Routledge Press.

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Books and Chapters

Saleem, Z. A., & Dahya, N. (2019). Values, neoliberalism and the digital divide: Nonwhite media makers and the production of meaning. In E. Morrell & J. Roswell (Eds.), Stories from inequity to justice in literacy education: Confronting digital divides. London; New York: Routledge.

Saleem, Z. A., & Dziko, T. M. (2018). This is the work: Insights in social innovation and STEM education (1st ed.). Seattle, WA: Technology Access Foundation.

Reports

Saleem, Z.A., (2023). Rainier Valley small business project. Seattle, WA. City of Seattle Office of Economic Development.

Saleem, Z.A., Dorsey, S. (2019). End of year report: Framing and reporting the Black innovation economy. The Plug.

Articles

Saleem, Z.A.(nds.), Critical Sociotechnical Design: A methodology for unpacking organizational states. [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Information School, University of Washington.

Saleem, Z. A. (nds.). Imagining Inclusive Innovation: Designing Sociotechnical Policies and Interventions in US-European Contexts [Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation]. Information School, University of Washington.

Blogs

Crooks, R., Anthym, M., Arroyo-Ramirez, E., Baxter, K., Blanc, P., Buchanan, B., … Wood, S. (2019, March 22). What we mean when we say #AbolishBigData2019. Retrieved May 17, 2019, from Medium website: https://medium.com/@rncrooks/what-we-mean-when-we-say-abolishbigdata2019-d030799ab22e

Saleem, Z. A. (2017). Black networking matters. | LinkedIn [Social Media News Portal]. Retrieved May 19, 2019, from the LinkedIn website: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/black-networking-matters-zithri-ahmed-saleem/

Saleem, Z. A. (2017, December 25). Hacker in your hard drive. Medium. https://medium.com/@ZithriSaleem/hacker-in-your-hard-drive-632b2babd310

Saleem, Z. A. (2016). Marshall Memorial Fellowship: Transatlantic technology-equity and democracy. Retrieved April 16, 2019, from The German Marshall Fund of the United States website: http://www.gmfus.org/blog/2016/06/13/marshall-memorial-fellowship-transatlantic-technology-equity-and-democracy

Podcasts and Productions

Saleem, Z. A. (Host and Producer) (2024). Black by design: Unpacking the Black user-experiences in the United States and Europe.

Saleem, Z.A., (Producer) (2018). TAF Presents: This is the work. Black by Design for Technology Access Foundation. Retrieved on August 21st, 2024, from iHeart Radio website: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-taf-presents-this-is-the-w-43055635/

Saleem, Z.A., Meeks, D., Aina, M. (Hosts) (2018). TAF Presents: This is the work. Black by Design for Technology Access Foundation. Retrieved on August 21st, 2024, from iHeart Radio website: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-taf-presents-this-is-the-w-43055635/

Saleem, Z.A., Brown, M. (Executive Producers) (2020). Black bois. On the Boards. https://www.ontheboards.tv/performances/black-bois

Saleem, Z.A., (Producer) (2016). Greater Launch Event. Greater Foundation. https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-left-tackle-russell-okung-launches-greater-foundation-15207

Saleem, Z.A., (Producer) (2013). STEMplusArt: Black Stax live at the Triple Door. Technology Access Foundation.