Responsible Design — Going Beyond HCD for Better Technology
Details
About the talk (Englisch):
Being a UX Designer means advocating for our users — and designing platforms that work well for them. That usually entails to use a variety of user-centred design methods. Besides Human-Centered Design (HCD) being at the center of UX Design, we as individuals and as a society, are increasingly confronted with the harms of using technology. Users worldwide suffer from addiction and stress, experience exclusion or feel alienated through technology. What is actually going wrong?
In this talk, we want to outline the problem and, above all, we dare to talk about designing differently. We would like to present a responsible design framework for UX practitioners — with a collection of methods and principles.
About the speakers:
Benedikt Merz is a UX professional with over 13 years of experience. Drawing on his background in psychology and human-computer interaction he has worked in various sectors and roles. He is passionate about the intersection of UX Research & Conceptual Design, and exploring new design approaches.
Andreas Wolters has an academic background in Psychology and Cognitive Science and has been working as a User Experience Researcher and Designer for more than 10 years. After various positions in London and the Netherlands, Andreas founded Studio Llama together with Benedikt.
Studio Llama is a UX Research and Design collective from Zürich. We bring psychology and anthropology together and live user experience design that puts people in focus. As a studio, we want to reflect on our discipline and advocate for responsibility in digital design.
When:
Wednesday, 4. March 2026, at 18:30
Place:
YOO AG
Hirschgässlein 11,
Basel
Agenda:
18:30 - Arrival / Registration
18:45 - Welcome
18:50 - Talk «Responsible Design — Going Beyond HCD for Better Technology» (Englisch)
19:20 - Free Apéro & Networking
21:00 - Lights out
Entrance is free of charge.
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