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Scaling local experiences to global challenges: insights from grounded design and value sensitive design

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This VSD nugget considers how the small-scale effects of practice-based design activities can be sustained and scaled up to contribute to global societal change. Examining in particular the character of social networking activity, we discuss how the sustainability of an initiative is related to its ability to: (i) be scaled up and linked with like-minded initiatives; (ii) navigate diverse values; (iii) establish organizational structures beyond the scientific context; (iv) establish a voice in public discourse; and (v) identify and involve relevant policy makers.

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Weibert, A., Aal, K., Rohde, M. et al. Scaling local experiences to global challenges: insights from grounded design and value sensitive design. Ethics Inf Technol 23, 33–37 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-018-9470-8

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