Unintended Consequences: What Questions Should Designers Be Asking? With Bethany Sonefeld

Human-Centered Security

In this episode, we talk about:

• How do you tackle situations where business goals might be at odds with what’s ethical or what’s best for the human using the product?
• How can designers make a difference even if they don’t have a leadership role at their organization?
• How do you anticipate potentially unhealthy behaviors or unintended consequences?
• What are some actionable steps you can take today?

Bethany Sonefeld is the founder of Create With Conscience, a space dedicated to educating and committing to building healthier technology. Create With Conscience was something Bethany developed out of interest in creating a healthier balance of technology in her own life. Bethany is a design manager at Duo Security and was previously at Cloudflare, RetailMeNot, and IBM.