The Privilege Paradox
Through interviews, research and journey mapping, Sara, who was my research partner and is also Colombian, and I, discovered The Privileged Paradox. Our research during the Fall of 2019 showed us how our privilege, even though it gave us so many opportunities in life, kept us isolated from the real world, it made us fragile. And, how scarcity may contribute to a more resilient attitude. We also discovered that we have the ability to believe we can achieve whatever we want to, and that, many people that live under harder socio-economic conditions, struggle with this. So, at the end of the semester I wanted to understand how might we bring people from different social classes in Colombia together, for them to collaborate and learn from each other. 7