Design Social Change
Design Social Change by Lesley-Ann Noel is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including McKinsey & Company, for a Consensus Score of 12 out of 100.
Appears on these lists
Our take
AI-draftedNoel's background in design justice work shows in how little patience this book has for design-thinking's usual neutrality — she names white supremacy, patriarchy, ableism, and heteronormativity directly as the structures her three-part framework is built to interrogate, rather than gesturing vaguely at "inclusion." Its clearest contribution, per reviewers, is insisting that designers reckon with joy as seriously as they reckon with pain.
In the press
“a comprehensive, deeply nuanced, and much-needed guidebook to identifying forces of oppression, addressing injustice of all kinds, and creating equitable futures”
Michael Kibedi, Design Research Society
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinsey & Company | 0.80 | 0.70 | 1.00× | 0.56 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.56 → 12 | |||
Similar consensus books
Because they appear on some of the same lists.
Frequently asked
What lists is Design Social Change on?
Design Social Change appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including McKinsey & Company.
What is its Consensus Score?
Design Social Change has a Consensus Score of 12 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.