Ethics, morals, values and desire

Designers are confronting situations that require an ethical lens and tough decisions. Navigating this is not easy, especially as design doesn't have the fixed 'ethics' codes that other disciplines have. However, there is growing interest in the field. Zaana brings focus to the situation.

Resources

• How Ethical Leadership Shapes Employees’ Readiness to Change: The Mediating Role of an Organizational Culture of Effectiveness
• You say morals, I say ethics. What’s the difference?
• Bhaskar, A. Uday ; Bhal, Kanika T ; Ratnam, C.S. Venkata., Ethical Issues in Change Management: An Empirical Study Journal of human values, 2003-04, Vol.9 (1), p.19-27
• Kennett-Hensel, P. A., & Payne, D. M. (2018). Guiding principles for ethical change management.  Journal of Business and Management, 24 (2), September, 19-45. DOI: 10.6347/JBM.201809_24(2).0002.
• The #designandethics channel on SDM Slack is a dynamic group exploring these issues.
• Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Code of Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research
• Thanks to Keira Lowther from CPI ANZ for access to the organisations own crafted ethics framework:
• An ethics framework to guide CPI’s research in ANZ

Dr Zaana Howard
Transformational leadership coach | Design leader | Researcher | Educator | Ex-McKinsey