Design for Values in Education at TU Delft
The Education SIG aims to bring together educators from across the TU Delft to strengthen the integration of values, such as sustainability, inclusion, and responsibility, into education. For this, we […]
SIG Talks: Digital Technologies for Mental Well-being
As part of the Special Interest Group (SIG) on Digital Technologies for Mental Well-being, we highlight recent research exploring how…
First 2026 Seminar of the Special Interest Group Design for Justice: A Pluralist Account
The Delft Design for Values Institute kicked off 2026 with the first seminar of its Special Interest Group Design for…
Anna Melnyk Receives Shared Green Societies Award for Early-Career Researchers
We are pleased to share that Anna Melnyk has received a Shared Green Societies Award for Early-Career Researchers in Social…
Open Strategic Autonomy: Unpacking Its Role in Research Governance and Technology Development
Less than a decade ago, openness was central to the European Union’s research and innovation policy, reflected in the “Three…
Operationalizing the Capability Approach – First Expert Workshop
Last July, international scholars gathered at TU Delft to explore challenges in applying the Capability Approach (CA) across disciplines like…
Designing for Dignity
Dignity-Centered Design: Rethinking Design for All By Fatima-Zahra Abou Eddahab-Burke I have this design concept that I really want to…
Designing for Justice: Breaking free from pre-set value constraints
The problem of epistemic injustice in health interventions and why Value Sensitive Design is not helping. By Jean-Miguel Hamm, Noa…
Balancing Values and Desires: Justifying the Design Process of Sex Robots
By Mariia Maksimova and Robin Hillenbrink This blog highlights the concerns that female-shaped sex robots may perpetuate harmful stereotypes and…
Who cares!? A defense for caring designers and technology
By Isabella Lundy, Zach Hankel, & Bianca Sutcliffe Dependency is an inherent feature of human existence. At various stages in…