Stanford University Stanford Computer Science Department
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   HISTORY

History
   What is PD?
   Political Push
   Innovation
   Professionals
   The Developer

Philosophical Perspective
   Workers
   Design Philosophy

Competing
Strategies

   Expert Systems Design
   Usability Engeering
   Value Senstive Design


Political vs. Ethical

Bjerknes and Bratteteig summarize the fundamental conflict by comparing "the political system developer to the ethical system developer." They describe the political system developer as "an emancipator" who would give weak parties knowledge they can use to increase their power and one who works to strengthen established institutions such as trade unions. Bjerknes and Bratteteig describe the "ethical system developer" as one takes no conscious effort to support political efforts, but operates according to his own ethical codex. We will consider if the loss of the political objectives in a Participatory Design approach severely inhibits that approaches ability to achieve that which Participatory Design aims for - the equal opportunity for workers to influence what system is used in the workplace and how that system is designed, especially in the context of non-unionized cultures such as the US.




Product Development
   Obstacles
   Vendor Adoption
   Product Design

In the US
   New Context
   Obstacles
   Current Use
   Recommendations

References
   Bibliography
   Conferences
   Applied PD
   Journals
   Books
   Organizations
   Academia


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