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The value declaration: a method for integrating human values into design-oriented research projects

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For researchers who study technology designs, the application and execution of so-called design-oriented research projects are a common way of funding their research. Against this background, we propose a new methodical approach with which VSD can easily be implemented in such projects and which we call “value declaration”. We share our experience with this method which we gained in two design-oriented research projects.

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This article was supported by projects INEMAS (No. 16SV7235) and ELISE (No. 16SV7512) funded by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF).

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  1. Center for Responsible Innovation & Design (CRID), Forschungskolleg der Universität Siegen (FoKoS), Weidenauer Straße 167, 57076, Siegen, Germany

    Oliver Heger, Bjoern Niehaves & Henrik Kampling

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Heger, O., Niehaves, B. & Kampling, H. The value declaration: a method for integrating human values into design-oriented research projects. Ethics Inf Technol 23, 75–78 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-018-9464-6

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