“By using the toolkit - the process of mapping all the in-house and third-party actors, factors influencing my design process, values such as accessibility, my role to deliver user interfaces, and seeing how everything connects with the policies, helped me look at the bigger picture. I guess I tend to not be a big picture thinker. I’m very much in the weeds. I am not always thinking about my ethical self-awareness.”

“A document like what we prepared through the toolkit- where everything is connected makes a lot of sense to me. In this transition from a software engineer, who was building an app and not responsible for regulatory considerations, to a Product Manager, I need to think about the policies that have been laid down, the regulations, and see if we are breaking any of those.”

“I am surprised—I have never acknowledged these ‘ethical dilemmas’, and this activity has given me a very good reflection about them. I have realized a new lens and avenue for ethical engagement in my practice to enhance my decision-making that I was not thinking about before using the toolkit.”

“The entire toolkit session was a self-reflecting activity and made me realize what I should be doing and what I shouldn’t be doing altogether. The activities made me much more aware of my daily routine. So it was very helpful, refreshing, and enjoyable.”

“So the reason I wanted to look into the A.E.I.O.YOU Toolkit is because I want to, since I’m also fairly new to Product Management. I wanted to understand how I can be more ethical in designing these features and solutions in my current practice”

“The co-creation activity in the toolkit provided me with a space to look back at my design steps and start to think that the company should pay a lot more attention than just focusing on one specific core value. So I would say expanding the working process in terms of ethical issues would be beneficial for both client side and the component side. That is a new revelation for me.”