Ozkaramanli, Deger, Nagenborg, Michael, Fantini van Ditmar, Delfina, Lehtinen, Sanna, Schwobel-Patel, Christine and Ferrarello, Laura, 2022, Conference or Workshop, Design + ethics: How is it more than the sum of its parts? at DRS2022: Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain, 2022-06-25 - 2022-07-01.
Abstract or Description: | The discussion of ethics in design has so far relied on theories and approaches from other disciplines. We argue that design can benefit from an explicit discussion on the ethics of its methods and practices that arises from within the discipline. This Conversation aimed at stimulating this discussion. Around 25 people attended in person, in addition to the online participants. We asked our audience about the main approaches they use for ethical inquiry and discussed the opportunities and challenges of applying these. We found out that ethics may best be framed as an invitation to care, without reducing it to a checklist, toolkit or an afterthought that can be added onto the design process. Although the situated nature of ethical issues calls for a plurality of approaches, we foresee boundaries to pluralism that acknowledge historical legacies of violence. Hence, we see a role for design to willingly engage with problematizing (vs. problem-solving) when addressing societal issues, with a view towards structural injustices. |
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Contributors: | Contribution Name RCA ID Editor Lockton, D. Editor Lenzi, S. Editor Hekkert, P. Editor Oak, A. Editor Sádaba, J. Editor Lloyd, P. |
Official URL: | https://dl.designresearchsociety.org/drs-conferenc... |
Subjects: | Creative Arts and Design > W200 Design studies Creative Arts and Design > W900 Others in Creative Arts and Design |
School or Centre: | Other School of Design |
Identification Number or DOI: | 10.21606/drs.2022.921 |
Additional Information: | For publication at the DRS Digital Library |
Date Deposited: | 22 Oct 2022 15:08 |
Last Modified: | 29 May 2025 23:25 |
URI: | https://researchonline.rca.ac.uk/id/eprint/5174 |
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