"Your design will affect people beyond the ones you designed for. Have you thought about who else is in the room?"

Do this now

List three things — what your audience understands from your design, what they feel, and what they do differently because of it. Then ask: what effect does this have beyond the immediate user? Write down one unintended consequence, positive or negative.

Unpack

Impact isn't just whether the message landed — it's what the design does in the world once it leaves your hands. The most damaging design choices are usually the ones nobody thought to question — accessibility ignored, cultural context missed, behaviour nudged in a harmful direction without intent.

Draw it.

Fast and messy is better than perfect.