Being able to show that your organization actively considers and cares about its impact on the world is sure to become one of the most important levers for talent and investment attraction and retention. Expectations now go beyond having great-sounding values on your website; people want to practice those values every day and be proud of what they are creating. Investors want to know that they can count on proactive mitigation. Users want to see those values in the products they use. Consequence scanning requires that participants know what the product or service is intended to do, be able to determine whether the potential consequences of the product or service are positive or negative, and know what their organization considers positive.
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Adopting an Agile Approach to Designing for Consequences
Posted July 18, 2019 | Technology |
About The Author
Samantha Brown is Program Manager for TechTransformed, a Doteveryone program that offers innovators new practices and methods to put responsibility at the heart of their business planning, design thinking, and product management. Previously, she led organizational strategy and business transformation initiatives, including a shift to Agile, within the financial technology sector in Canada. She can be reached at sam.brown@doteveryone.org.uk.
Rachel Coldicutt is CEO of Doteveryone, a think tank that champions responsible technology for a fairer future. She has spent the last 20 years turning emerging technology into products and services, helping organizations adapt to the digital world. Ms. Coldicutt has created and delivered large-scale content-driven services for Microsoft, BBC, and the UK's Channel 4; was a pioneer in the UK digital arts sector; and has consulted for many… Read More
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