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title: "Cultural Humility"
type: concept
tags: [design, research, ethics]
date: 2026-04-20
---

## Definition
Cultural humility is the practice of assuming your current knowledge is incomplete and researching the relevant audience before making design or content decisions.

## Key Practices
- Ask who the design might exclude
- Research the target culture before generating output
- Prefer evidence over assumptions
- Revise based on feedback from the affected audience

## Connections
- [[Cultural Intelligence Strategist]] — operationalizes cultural humility in audits
- [[Cultural Intelligence]] — humility is a prerequisite for it