Designing for values provides an accessible entry way into this rich and promising approach to the design of products and services, in accordance with societal and consumer values. The last thing you want as innovative company, is that, despite their high quality, your products go wasted because customers do not want to use them. Gaining knowledge of and accommodating the values your customers and the larger society embrace, helps you prevent this from happening. This tool equips you with the means to do that.
When you would like to design your innovations to be in alignment with societal values.
Choosing from reasoning and deliberation tools and applying them to your situation.
Visit the website from VSD Research Lab or to Delft Design for Values Institute learn more about tools and experiences about value sensitive design.
You can also an online course that is offered by TU Delft in which you will learn to apply the design for values approach to a product you are developing in your company. Visit this website to apply for the online course.
Depending on the level of ambition
Expertise level required when you do it yourself:
External support:
From pilots to CEN-standard
The PRISMA project has conducted pilot studies with 8 companies in order to help them to better integrate Responsible Research & Innovation (RRI) in their innovation process and business practices. These pilots have provided case studies and good practices on RRI.
Based on the experience with eight pilots and consultations with industry and standard organization, PRISMA initiated an upcoming CEN (European Committee for Standardization) standard for companies aiming at developing a strategy for Responsible Innovation.
This standard (also known as RRI-Roadmap) is aligned with existing standards and policies on risk and innovation management, and corporate social responsibility (CSR), such as the standards ISO 26000, ISO 9001, ISO 31000, ISO 56000.
Based on the experience with eight pilots and consultations with industry and standard organization, PRISMA developed a practical guideline and standards for companies aiming at developing a strategy for Responsible Innovation.
The RRI-Roadmap methodology is aligned with existing standards and policies on risk and innovation management, and corporate social responsibility (CSR), such as the standards ISO 26000, ISO 9001, ISO 31000, ISO 56000.
Jointly with CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, further steps will be initiated regarding the roadmap. See also our press statement.
The PRISMA Project has delivered a toolkit for small or medium-sized companies that aspire to develop innovative products and services with which genuine societal needs are addressed and a contribution is made to both environmental and economic sustainability.
