![Gandhi: Talisman
• “I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in
doubt, or when the self becomes too much with
you, apply the following test.
• “Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest
man [woman] whom you may have seen, and
ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is
going to be of any use to him [her].
• “Will he [she] gain anything by it?
• “Will it restore him [her] to a control over his
[her] own life and destiny?
• “In other words, will it lead to swaraj [freedom]
for the hungry and spiritually starving millions?
• “Then you will find your doubts and your self
melt away.”](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/alodesignethics-200326215221/85/Design-Ethics-a-discussion-10-320.jpg)
Design Ethics: a discussion
- 2. On behalf of my generation…
- 3. Monteiro: All according to plan • “The world is working exactly as we designed it to work, and that’s the problem. • “We’re here because we’ve abdicated our responsibility as gatekeepers. • “We’re here because we forgot how much strength we have. • “It’s time to remember.”
- 4. Heller (Steven): “Why did the Fascists & Nazis have such great design?”
- 5. Ethics as Method (not Post-Method): a Thought Experiment •If you grew up & lived in segregated USA or apartheid South Africa, what kind of ‘futuristic’ products, brands or systems would you be designing?
- 6. Heller (Cheryl): “best method to create a viable future for our civilization”
- 8. Heller: Social vs Traditional Design
- 9. Harari: “How do we live knowing that … our next thought may be the result of an algorithm?” • “Our society is built on the ideas that the voter knows best, that the customer is always right, that ultimate authority is with the feelings of human beings … which cannot be manipulated. • “Ultimately, my choices, my desires reflect my free will and nobody can access that or touch that. And this was never true. But we didn't pay a very high cost for believing in this myth in the 19th and 20th century because nobody had a technology to actually do it. • “Now, people—some people—corporations, governments are gaming the technology to hack human beings. Maybe the most important fact about living in the 21st century is that we are now hackable animals.”
- 10. Gandhi: Talisman • “I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. • “Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man [woman] whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him [her]. • “Will he [she] gain anything by it? • “Will it restore him [her] to a control over his [her] own life and destiny? • “In other words, will it lead to swaraj [freedom] for the hungry and spiritually starving millions? • “Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away.”
- 11. Collapsing false binaries, and acknowledging that everything is political Public Personal Political Private
- 12. Lodaya: Idealism = Responsible = Social = Political • Benefiting the distressed/vulnerable/powerless – addressing inequality, injustice, etc. • Outcome-focused rather than Artefact-focused innovation • Short-, Medium- and Long-term scenarios & perspectives • Builds on People’s expertise, preferences and leadership/inclusion • Multidisciplinary and Systemic lens • Exploratory & Adaptive rather than Predetermined/Fixed roadmap • Accommodating diverse (and contradicting) views & opinions • Non-mainstream approaches to Viability, Scalability and Replicability • Creating/strengthening Social Capital • Strong moral/ethical filters & checkpoints
- 13. Giridharadas: “Real change involves loss of power”
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