Post on 18-Jul-2015
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Experimenting With Experimental EthicsAdrian Howard (@adrianh)
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Most of what we read under the name business ethics is either sentimental common sense, or a set of excuses for being unpleasant
– For Business Ethics: A Critical Approach (Jones, Parker & Bos)
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The Trolley Problem
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The needs of the many, outweigh the needs of the few, or the one
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KEEPCALMIT’S
COMPLICATED
1. Own it
… the myth of the designer’s lack of control
–Victor Papanek
… the myth of the designer’s team’s lack of control
–Victor Papanek
2. Articulate it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocratic_Oath#/media/File:HippocraticOath.jpg
– Code of Professional Conduct of the User Experience Professionals Association
Ethical Principles
• Act in the best interest of everyone
• Be honest with everyone
• Do no harm and if possible provide benefits
• Act with integrity
• Avoid conflicts of interest
• Respect privacy, confidentiality, and anonymity
• Provide all resultant data
3. Apply it
Implied Consent
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ASDA_in_Keighley.jpg
Informed Consent
What’s the worse that can happen?
0.006
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4. Improve it
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1. Own 2. Articulate3. Apply 4. Improve
1. Own 2. Articulate3. Apply 4. Improve5. Share
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