Values that Matter: A New Method to Design and Assess Moral Mediation of Technology

Merlijn Smits is a PhD student at the Radboud Uni-versity Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. With her background in industrial design engineering and philosophy of technology, Merlijn is leading multiple studies on the mediating effects of state-of-the-art technologies on patient wellbeing, including continuous monitoring with wearable devices and virtual reality treatments for pain and rehabilitation.

Geke Ludden is head of Interaction Design and chair at the Department of Design, Production and Management of the University of Twente, The Netherlands and research fellow of the DesignLab. She studies how the design of products and services influences peoples’ behaviors and motivation—with a specific interest in how products and services can support healthy behaviors, and in how technology can engage people in therapy at home.

Ruben Peters is a master graduate in Industrial Design Engineering from the University of Twente. Using design and design thinking, he is passionate about improving the experience of medical technology for humans.

Sebastian J H Bredie is internist and lecturer in Vascular Medicine at the Radboud University Medical Center, The Netherlands. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers in the field of cardiovascular risk management and digital technology supported innovation of hospital care. He is leading the continuous monitoring project at the Radboudumc.

Harry van Goor is a professor of surgical education and innovator at the Radboud University Medical Center, The Netherlands. He is leading researcher in several technology tracks in the “less bricks, more bytes, different behaviour” program to improve care and wellbeing of patients, and of healthcare workers in- and outside the hospital.

Peter-Paul Verbeek is distinguished professor of Philosophy of Technology and co-director of the DesignLab of the University of Twente, The Netherlands. His research focuses on the philosophy and ethics of human-technology relations, with a special focus on responsible design. Research website: www.ppverbeek.nl