The Turn to Practice in Design Ethics: Characteristics and Future Research Directions for HCI Research

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Main Authors: Öz, Gizem, Dindler, Christian, Lindberg, Sharon
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author Öz, Gizem
Dindler, Christian
Lindberg, Sharon
author_facet Öz, Gizem
Dindler, Christian
Lindberg, Sharon
contents As emerging technologies continue to shape society, there is a growing emphasis on the need to engage with design ethics as it unfolds in practice to better capture the complexities of ethical considerations embedded in day-to-day work. Positioned within the broader "turn to practice" in HCI, the review characterizes this body of work in terms of its motivations, conceptual frameworks, methodologies, and contributions across a range of design disciplines and academic databases. The findings reveal a shift away from static and abstract ethical frameworks toward an understanding of ethics as an evolving, situated, and inherent aspect of design activities, one that can be cultivated and fostered collaboratively. This review proposes six future directions for establishing common research priorities and fostering the field's growth. While the review promotes cross-disciplinary dialogue, we argue that HCI research, given its cumulative experience with practice-oriented research, is well-equipped to guide this emerging strand of work on design ethics.
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spellingShingle The Turn to Practice in Design Ethics: Characteristics and Future Research Directions for HCI Research
Öz, Gizem
Dindler, Christian
Lindberg, Sharon
Human-Computer Interaction
As emerging technologies continue to shape society, there is a growing emphasis on the need to engage with design ethics as it unfolds in practice to better capture the complexities of ethical considerations embedded in day-to-day work. Positioned within the broader "turn to practice" in HCI, the review characterizes this body of work in terms of its motivations, conceptual frameworks, methodologies, and contributions across a range of design disciplines and academic databases. The findings reveal a shift away from static and abstract ethical frameworks toward an understanding of ethics as an evolving, situated, and inherent aspect of design activities, one that can be cultivated and fostered collaboratively. This review proposes six future directions for establishing common research priorities and fostering the field's growth. While the review promotes cross-disciplinary dialogue, we argue that HCI research, given its cumulative experience with practice-oriented research, is well-equipped to guide this emerging strand of work on design ethics.
title The Turn to Practice in Design Ethics: Characteristics and Future Research Directions for HCI Research
topic Human-Computer Interaction
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.06055