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Ethical design and UX expert
SUMMARY
Trine has worked with UX for 20 years in various fields like news, children’s digital experiences, e-commerce and education. She is a consultant, entrepreneur, speaker and author of two books: White Hat UX (2017) and The Ethical Design Handbook (2020). Her dedication to ethical design and responsible innovation always sets the direction in her work.
Talks About
Ethical design, responsible innovation, UX
Editorial
The overarching definition - to me - of ethical design is:
Growing businesses, products, and services from a principle of fairness and fundamental respect towards everyone involved
From this definition, a range of core principles can be extracted, such as:
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Challenge past and future decisions by asking
Why are we making this decision?
Who benefits from the decision?
What might be the long- and short term consequences of the decision?
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Put people’s privacy and safety front and centre
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Avoid implementing deceptive design patterns in the product
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Guardrail against bias by asking “who have we not included in our research/ decisions/ planning - and why?”
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Look critically at your suppliers and collaborators. Are they conforming to the ethical design principles?
To learn more about ethical design please visit the ED Network here.
Ethical Design Under a Minute
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Ethical Design Full Podcast
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Interested in learning more? Get to know Trine and what her contribution to the industry is. If you are intersteded in actively engaging in Ethical design, please check out EDN. If you would like to read or watch even further, please view the Ethical Design section where you will find handy info.
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Ethical Design DiF point of view
Ethical design is the concept that designers and engineers are responsible for ensuring that their designs and products are created and aligned with society's best interest, and it is a concept that is gaining tract with greater velocity through generations and the rise of social consciousness.
Ethical design is the concept that designers and engineers are responsible for ensuring that their designs and products are created and aligned with society's best interest, and it is a concept that is gaining tract with greater velocity through generations and the rise of social consciousness.
Ethical design is the concept that designers and engineers are responsible for ensuring that their designs and products are created and aligned with society's best interest, and it is a concept that is gaining tract with greater velocity through generations and the rise of social consciousness.
SOME FACTS & FIGURES
Studies suggest that over three-quarters of America’s largest corporations are actively trying to integrate ethical decision-making frameworks into their organisations, showing a general direction towards wanting to becoming “better”.
Couple this with the 17 goals set out by the UN that 193 countries pledged to, and market trends & social behavior which all reflect an increase in social awareness and demand for more ethical approaches in all areas of society, then you can easily see why ethical design is such an important topic in the industry today and why no professional in communications can afford to not get informed in it.
Having some basic notion of ethical design can already contribute to your capacity to perform professionally.
There are many ways to get started from general reading to training and events such as outlined above under Trines professional section.
Commitment free ways to start and further reading.
Design thinking & ethics
Creating products and services that solve real problems and help people live better lives is a superpower that is accessible with design, and should not be taken lightly. Considering how you are able to help or hurt people when designing is crucial, and worth investigating before you get into a creative application. You can do good in the world with design, with a greater understanding of the impact your work has on others.
Design Ethics
Design ethics concerns moral behavior and responsible choices in the practice of design. It guides how designers work with clients, colleagues, and the end users of products, how they conduct the design process, how they determine the features of products, and how they assess the ethical significance or moral worth of the products that result from the activity of designing.