A Hands-On Method for introducing Ethical Experience Design into Daily Creative Processes based on Psychological Needs and Values

In human-centered design (HCD), designers are responsible for the results of the experiences they create. However, only a few methods exist for considering people’s needs and values. Therefore, designers need assistance in promoting ethical considerations during the design process to assess the consequences and resulting user experiences of their choices before implementing them. We believe HCD methods should actively involve users throughout the research and design stages, thus directly integrating their actual requirements, values, and psychological needs into the design results. Therefore, ethical design advocates the responsible design of digital products and services. This tutorial will teach a guided method that can be applied directly to the human-centered design process and help practitioners integrate psychological needs and values into the design of digital technological products. For this session, we will apply the method to the context of online privacy and co-design a new human-centered alternative for cookie banner.