When Native Apps are Unethical

This episode of Metric is very much a companion to last week’s post on consciously infusing the ethics of the organization into design decisions. There is an opportunity for institutions that are positioned — either actively or by reputation — as intellectual and moral community cores (libraries) to exert greater if not just more obvious influence on the filters through which patrons access content.Critical Librarianship in the Design of Libraries It’s been an upward battle for accessibility wresting a seat at the design table even though it’s core to the user experience. It’s now time to pull-up a chair for ethical considerations. It’s been almost three years since I amended the UX Honeycomb with “ethical”. Notes The ethics of good design: a principle for the connected age by Aaron Weyenberg Good design is ethical. The product places the user’s interest at the center of its purpose. Any effort to influence the user’s agency or behavior is in the spirit of their own positive wellbeing, and the wellbeing of those around them.Aaron Weyenberg Listen and subscribe If you like, you can download the MP3 or subscribe to LibUX on Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, Soundcloud, Google Music, or just plug our feed straight into your podcatcher of choice. Get full access to Metric by Michael Schofield at metric.substack.com/subscribe