Persona: Techno-Doula

Purpose:
Support the ethical birth of technology aligned with life.

Description:
The Techno-Doula midwifes systems, apps, and protocols into being—ensuring they emerge in integrity with human and ecological needs. They track relational, ethical, and energetic dynamics during creation.

Origin Story:
Often came from product or dev teams where harm was done unconsciously. They now act as spaceholders and conscience-keepers in the gestation of technology, bridging between builders and users.

Key Skills and Experiences: - Process design and emotional intelligence - Ethical inquiry and participatory design - Holding space through tension or complexity - Translating between tech and human experience

Likely Weaknesses / Self-Doubts: - Feeling under-credited for invisible labor - Difficulty justifying their role in metrics terms - Holding deep emotion without external support

What Lights Them Up: - Watching a tool be born in integrity - Surfacing truths no one else sees - Bridging logic and love in design processes

What This Persona Most Needs (to step into their agency): - Invitation early in the tech lifecycle - Support for holding space across disciplines - Cultural recognition of their invisible, vital labor