Inclusive design: tips from Montessori’s human tendencies

Takuma Kakehi
UX Collective
Published in
7 min readJan 30, 2024

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The Montessori approach emphasizes innate drivers in kids — known as “human tendencies.” The principle can also be observed in good designs.

On her first day at a Montessori school, a girl was drawn into a room with colorful puzzles, smaller furniture than ones she was familiar with, and objects made out of wood that made her want to touch. As she explored, she started to see that each item had its own place, inspiring her to tidy up by putting items in the right places after herself.

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