Publikation: Value Sensitive Design in Design Science Research Projects: The Cases of Affective Technology and Healthcare Technology

Autor: Oliver Heger
Konferenz: 14. Internationale Tagung Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI), Siegen, Deutschland, 2019
Abstract: Design Science Research (DSR) constitutes a major part of Information Systems research. Here, DSR projects exhibit ethical challenges. Especially for novel and complex technologies, for which the potential outcomes cannot be assessed entirely, it is necessary to face these challenges systematically. Value Sensitive Design (VSD) is a systematic approach to face ethical challenges in DSR projects. However, it needs to be further deployed in practice to gain insights into its suitability and appropriate application in different settings. We have therefore applied VSD in two DSR projects and present the most significant findings from our research, the experiences we made, and lessons learned. We learned that VSD should be treated as a source for creativity and guidance and not as a method to restrict the freedom of researchers. Yet, design decisions remain ambiguous