Value Sensitive Design
Abstract
A new edition of the definitive guide to value sensitive design—chock full of theory, design methods, and hands-on studios and applications for practice. In the midst of technological, environmental, and social turmoil, engineers, policymakers, and designers of all kinds seek approaches to responsible innovation, approaches that foreground human values. How do we make good on responsible AI and social media? On sustainable agriculture, energy, healthcare, and transportation systems? How do we develop inclusive and constructive tech policy? Value sensitive design offers a comprehensive approach for making progress on society’s toughest engineering and technical design problems, including practical methods for catalyzing and strengthening designers’ moral and technical imaginations. The second edition of Value Sensitive Design: Shaping Technology with Moral Imagination by Batya Friedman and David Hendry expands upon the first and includes 40 percent new material, including:
Fields of Study & Subjects
Design Education and Practice
Value Engineering and Management
Product Development and Customization
Publication details
- Journal / source
- The MIT Press eBooks
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Publication date
- 4 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book