Imagine building a product that only works for half the population because the designers forgot about the other half. This project creates a toolkit to stop those blind spots from happening. It's like a quality-control check for fairness, ensuring products and workplaces are designed for everyone regardless of gender.
Companies often create products and workplace cultures that unintentionally exclude or bias against certain genders, leading to lost market share and talent attrition.
A digital GILL Hub containing over 40 validated methods for inclusive design and organizational change.
If you are an AI development firm dealing with biased algorithms — this project developed bias mitigation tools that improve the fairness of your technology. It uses 40 validated methods to ensure digital products serve diverse users.
If you are a smart city consultant dealing with inefficient urban mobility for women — this project developed gender-responsive design methods that optimize city services. These were tested through 15 real-life experimentations.
If you are a medical device manufacturer dealing with products that don't fit diverse patient needs — this project developed a hub of resources to integrate diversity into product design. This helps create more effective health innovations.
Based on available project data, the tools and methods are made publicly accessible through the GILL Hub, suggesting an open-access model rather than a commercial price list.
The project implemented 15 Action Oriented Experimentations across 8 European countries, involving the private sector to validate the methods in real-life environments.
Based on available project data, the results are consolidated in a digital ecosystem and made publicly accessible, though specific licensing agreements are not detailed.
The project provides a digital ecosystem and a common methodological language to help companies fix organizational practices and product design processes.
The project ran from 2023-01-01 to 2025-12-31, using two iterative cycles of co-design and evaluation to refine the tools.
The consortium is well-balanced for technology transfer, consisting of 17 partners across 10 countries. With a 24% industry ratio (4 industrial partners) and 5 SMEs, the project ensures that the 40 developed methods are grounded in commercial reality rather than just academic theory.
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