"By recognizing that human-centered design is problematic in the way that it focuses on individuals, on consumers, we can recognize that we need a new framework to ask different questions."
ethics
Recent Posts
on April 16th, 2020
The open source community has a strong desire to evolve, and if necessary, to redefine itself, to ensure that it can address the magnitude and complexity of today’s social, political and technological challenges.
2016 Year in Review
on December 12th, 2016
Building a responsible data approach to practices and comprehension.
Issue 43
on November 15th, 2016
Lack of ethical processes around data collection and management, and ongoing Western control over data, continue the legacy of colonialism within aid work.
Issue 39
on July 25th, 2016
Blockchain's scorecard on diversity is no better than the rest of the tech world. In fact, it is arguably worse.
Issue 36
on April 26th, 2016
What does it mean for the future of AI when technology mirrors the sensibilities of a dominant group?
Building Model View Culture
on January 20th, 2016
We cover picking a price point, promoting your sponsorships, developing ethical guidelines, and how sponsors help us make MVC.
Issue 30
on November 24th, 2015
Game studios are now purposefully designing bad systems and mechanics, hoping that people will be willing to pay to get past the poorly-made parts of the service: when microtransactions are the sole source of income, we start to build our entire product around that model.
Social Media
on June 30th, 2014
Feminist Killjoys, #TwitterPanic, And AAPI Feminist Digital Disruption