Traditional design research tools (personas, journey maps, empathy maps) centre Western analytical frameworks. These relational knowledge cards invert the power dynamic by requiring international researchers to learn Indonesian cosmological systems before engaging communities.
Our cards come from collective knowledge: Gabriella Manurung, Pak Tika, Adhi and I, the team at both ITB-Bandung and Udayana University, farmers, ITB students Wanda and Fata (final edition visualised by Teresa Inés Cruz) and all Indonesian knowledge holders that contributed to this project.
We invite you to download and work with them in your projects and send us a message if you want to be featured or contribute to their ongoing interations.
This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution:
Kinship through Rice. (2024-2025). Cultural probes for reverse knowledge exchange. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 with Cultural Protocols. British Council, Connections through Culture (CTC) 2024.
WITH ADDITIONAL CULTURAL PROTOCOLS:
- Traditional knowledge remains with originating communities
- Commercial applications require community consent and benefit-sharing
- Sacred or ceremonial knowledge is not extractable for external use
- Attribution must acknowledge specific communities, not generic categories