Lucy WestDesigning ethical futures: Speculating about tomorrow to help us get through todayMost of the designers I know face ethical challenges at work, and I find myself wondering if they ever act on them.12 min read·Jan 31, 2021--1--1
Lucy WestThe dangerous power of speculation: A TEDxMelbourne talkSummary: It turns out that designers with the chops to create the next big thing, aren’t, leaving a precarious question. For designers…1 min read·Jun 16, 2020----
Lucy WestSpeculative design ethics for designers in a post COVID-19 worldI’ve been writing about the intersection of design ethics and speculative design for a few years now, but the time has come for some new…1 min read·Apr 17, 2020----
Lucy WestThe Speculative Design Ethics CanvasThe Speculative Design Ethics Canvas evolved from a lot of interest I received during my research from designers who wanted a tool to help3 min read·Sep 24, 2019----
Lucy WestinThe Human Centered Design NetworkDesign ethics for designers who give a tossMost of the designers I know call bullshit at work on a daily basis. But calling out bad behaviour doesn’t make you an ethical designer…6 min read·Aug 6, 2019----
Lucy WestinThe StartupDesign ethics for designers who give a tossMost of the designers I know call bullshit at work on a daily basis. But calling out bad behaviour doesn’t make you an ethical designer…6 min read·Aug 4, 2019----
Lucy WestinUX CollectiveWhere have all the designers gone?Having ‘design’ or ‘designer’ in your role title does not make you a design practitioner.3 min read·Jun 13, 2019--9--9
Lucy WestApplying Speculative Design to Design EthicsIt’s exciting that designers are trying on the latest Speculative design buzz to look beyond what is happening in their practices, but…6 min read·May 22, 2019----
Lucy WestDesign Leadership: Rethinking our futures (Part 2, Video Interviews)Design leadership has been researched in 2 parts.2 min read·Jul 12, 2018----
Lucy WestEthical tensions in Design practice: Design Ethics and Speculative design | A postgraduate thesis…This summary provides an outline of my Masters thesis entitled, ‘Ethical tensions in design practice’, submitted for completion of Masters…6 min read·Jun 28, 2018----