Experimenting with Experimental Ethics

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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

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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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