An Ethics and Information Technology article examining dark patterns through four dimensions of autonomy: agency, freedom of choice, control and independence.
A CHI 2026 paper mapping dark patterns to deception, manipulation and the distortion or impairment of choice, and identifying the design factors involved.
A community-authored set of principles that put the people affected by design at the centre, foregrounding lived experience and community-controlled outcomes.
The Ministry of Justice design system's introduction to ethical considerations for service teams, including harm, vulnerability, discrimination, trust and automated decisions.
The Ministry of Justice's principles for ethical services, including minimising harm, balancing power, inclusion, honesty and responsibility.
Other topics
- Service blueprinting
- Journey mapping
- User research
- Discovery
- Stakeholder mapping
- Co-design
- Prototyping
- Public sector
- Health
- Systems thinking
- Systemic design
- Participatory design
- Design research
- Service organisations
- Professional practice
- Introductions
- Policy
- Futures
- Measurement
- Service standards
- Collaboration
- Education
- Power dynamics
- Agency and autonomy
- Research ethics and consent
- Interviewing
- Memory and evaluation
- Dark patterns
- Culture and context
- Inclusion