March 9, 2026 from 6pm to 9pm

This session introduces ethical design as a way of understanding how digital environments shape perception, behavior, and responsibility. We’ll look closely at the forces that sit beneath contemporary interfaces — the rhythms, defaults, and structural incentives that influence how users move and interpret information. Rather than framing ethics as restriction, the course treats it as an architectural practice: the craft of building ecosystems that support clarity, agency, and well-being.

Participants will examine real examples of design patterns that create strain, alongside patterns that create ease and stability. We’ll map how platforms subtly steer attention, how feedback loops influence trust, and how design choices can either preserve or erode a user’s sense of orientation. The session also covers how emerging AI tools complicate these questions, especially when systems produce outcomes that feel personalized.

By the end, attendees will have a practical framework for evaluating whether a system honors its users — not through aesthetics alone, but through structure, pacing, and the quality of interaction it makes possible. This course is for anyone interested in building technology that feels humane, coherent, and aligned with the realities of how people think and navigate today.