Value Sensitive Design, second edition: Shaping Technology with Moral Imagination

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Batya Friedman David G. Hendry

Value Sensitive Design, second edition

Name: Value Sensitive Design, second edition
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ISBN: 9780262553254

Shaping Technology with Moral Imagination

Batya Friedman, David G. Hendry

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MIT Press
28 April 2026

Technology: general issues

A new edition of the definitive guide to value sensitive design-chock full of theory, design methods, and hands-on studios and applications for practice.

In the midst of technological, environmental, and social turmoil, engineers, policymakers, and designers of all kinds seek approaches to responsible innovation, approaches that foreground human values. How do we make good on responsible AI and social media? On sustainable agriculture, energy, healthcare, and transportation systems? How do we develop inclusive and constructive tech policy? Value sensitive design offers a comprehensive approach for making progress on society's toughest engineering and technical design problems, including practical methods for catalyzing and strengthening designers' moral and technical imaginations.

The second edition of Value Sensitive Design- Shaping Technology with Moral Imagination by Batya Friedman and David Hendry expands upon the first and includes 40 percent new material, including-

8 new hands-on instructional studios- for professional development and classroom use that provide practical experience with value sensitive design methods and skills 16 Envisioning Cards from the full toolkit- used throughout the instructional studios 5 new methods- data statements, diverse voices, values hierarchy, Metaphor Cards, and Security Cards (22 total methods) 3 new application domains- bias in computing and information systems, materials and imagination, and tech policy (13 total application domains) New theory about value sensitive design as a formative theory and new explication of the tripartite methodology in terms of robots in healthcare

By: Batya Friedman, David G. Hendry
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9780262553254
ISBN 10: 0262553252
Pages: 504
Publication Date: 28 April 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Batya Friedman is Professor Emerita in the Information School, University of Washington, where she codirects the Value Sensitive Design Lab. David G. Hendry is Associate Professor in the Information School, University of Washington, where he codirects the Value Sensitive Design Lab.

Reviews for Value Sensitive Design, second edition: Shaping Technology with Moral Imagination

ENDORSEMENTS ""In developing value sensitive design, Friedman, Hendry, and colleagues pioneered practical, systematic tools for exploring the moral dimensions of design practice. Striving for ‘progress, not perfection,’ this new edition expands the toolkit at a moment when the topics are more pressing than ever. It deserves to be at the center of any digital design program.” —Paul Dourish, author of The Stuff of Bits “A timely and insightful book appropriately positioning humanity at the forefront of rapidly advancing technologies. The text is at once critical and cautionary yet optimistic with actionable studios and examples for education and practice applications.” —Bruce Hanington, author of Universal Methods of Design