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Groups and organizations

2018-01-27T14:25:32Z

Jwmulholland: Added a link to the "Ethics for Designers" project

This is a list of other groups and organizations doing related work.

[https://doteveryone.org.uk/ Doteveryone] (a UK think tank) also maintains an [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SN6hYeKe3eRK6x9D0Sr7GpCA4nirpyo3u68xG1A6NDs/edit Ethical Tech Initiatives Directory], which has a broader scope than this page.

== Ethics-specific projects ==
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|[http://neveragain.tech/ neveragain.tech]
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|A pledge by tech companies and professionals to oppose the use of technology to enable human rights abuses.
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|[https://ind.ie/ethical-design/ ind.ie]
|Malmö, Sweden
|A privately created manifesto for ethical web and software design.
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|[http://ethicsindesignandtech.org Ethics in Design & Tech]
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|"We’re a grassroots coalition developing a modern Code of Ethics for our industry." Unclear what industry or who is involved.
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|[https://www.ethicsfordesigners.com/ Ethics for Designers]
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|A toolkit for designers to "incorporate ethics into their design process."
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== Advocacy ==
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|[http://www.timewellspent.io/ Time Well Spent]
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|"Time Well Spent is a movement to stop technology platforms from hijacking our minds, and to start putting our best interests first." Currently raising money to hire staff and build advocacy programs.
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== Design agencies and studios emphasizing social good ==
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|[https://doteveryone.org.uk/ Doteveryone]
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== Academic and research institutions ==
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|[http://www.vsdesign.org/ Value-Sensitive Design research lab at University of Washington]
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== Organizations addressing social enterprises and social responsible business (not specific to design) ==
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|B-Corps
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|Conscious Capitalism
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Design Ethics Primer

2018-01-19T04:32:52Z

Jwmulholland: A primer on core issues in ethics related to design

= What is Ethics? =

Ethics can be understood as a practice to determine the moral integrity of our actions. In simpler terms:

> Is what we are doing ''right''?

Ethics is about how to do the right thing, that is: how we can make and decisions on a moral basis. Ethics is primarily a social concern in how the decisions we make affect others.

Ethicists debate how to determine what is more or less ethical. And ethical decisions are considerate of the impact on moral issues, including directly impacting as well as enabling others to have impact. Ethical issues include affecting any of the following:

• physical or emotional health/wellness/safety

• ability to learn/gain knowledge

• ability to create economic benefit or support oneself

• perception of reality

• identity

• privacy

• freedoms or choices

= what is Ethics to designers ''of technology''? =

Practices of Design, architecture, and engineering all include significant levels decision making throughout the process. This influence and power over a situation comes with it the responsibility to acknowledge and understand the scope of the impact.

=== Opportunities for ethical consideration in design ===

• What work to do (or not do) including taking a project and framing, or reframing of the problems

• What is the intended effect (and no effect)

• Who and what are meant to change in the use and experience.

• Who is left out?

• How are the effects achieved

• By what process will it be realized or constructed

• What resources as systems will be needed to achieve and maintain it

• is there an intended end?

• and How is it intended to end?

• and How much we invest to learn about each of the above

• critiquing (or giving a pass) to other projects that may have dilemmas of their own

=== How we choose to affect Others ===
The method and diligence by which you come to understand others will affect your ability to think ethically.

• Self

• local groups: Social ties, Professional, geographical

• Our culture/nation/organization

• All of human civilization

• Throughout the natural environment

= Core Concepts in Ethics =

=== Dilemmas ===
We encounter Ethical Dilemmas when the general principles above cannot easily be reconciled into a clear decision of which path is more ethical.

===== Common examples of dilemmas might be =====

• The infamous Trolley Problem

===== Common causes of dilemmas are: =====

• direct trade-off without a comparison (e.g. sacrificing one’s privacy to improve our national security)

• Indeterminate outcomes (e.g. risking ones safety to help guarantee another’s)

= Methods and Courses of Action =

= Limitations of ethical thinking =

= Examples of Ethical Design Questions in Pop Culture =

= Additional Resources =

Ethical Technology, Ethical Design

2018-01-19T04:22:20Z

Jwmulholland: Added link to new page "Design Ethics Primer"

'''ethicsofdesign.org''' is a collaborative space with the goal of gathering and developing knowledge on ethical practice in design and technology.

This wiki is associated with a [[discussion group]] (based in Slack) made up of designers, developers, and technology professionals concerned with ethics and responsibility in our industries.

To be written: [[Purpose|Statement of purpose]]

== Learn more ==
* [[Concepts]]
* [[Issues]]
* [[Methods and tools]]
* [[Resource library]]
* [[Design Ethics Primer]]

== Connect with others ==
* [[Discussion group|'''Join the discussion group''']]'''.''' Are you interested in ethics in design & tech? We'd like to hear from you. It's easy to join in.
* [[Special:CreateAccount|'''Create a wiki account''']]'''.''' Is there something you'd like to add or improve about the wiki? Please do.

== Other links ==
* [[Code of Conduct]]
* Direct link to Slack group: http://ethicaltechnology.slack.com