Personsentrisert

Personsentrisert is a neologism used to describe a stance, framework, or methodological approach that centers the person—individuals and their lived experiences—in decision-making across domains such as technology, design, policy, and care. It combines normative commitments to personhood with practical methods for incorporating individual preferences, autonomy, and narrative accounts into processes that are often data- or system-driven.

Origin and usage: The term appears in late 2010s discussions surrounding human-centered design and the ethics of artificial intelligence and governance. It is not widely standardized and is used variably to refer to either a philosophy or a set of practices rather than a single theory. In some uses it signals a critique of impersonal, aggregate-centered approaches that neglect context and individuality.

Core concept: A personsentrisert prioritizes consent, transparency, and interpretability; it seeks to operationalize person-centered values through methods such as participatory design, narrative inquiries, and consent frameworks. It aims to reconcile individual agency with system constraints, emphasizing accountability and ongoing adjustment as contexts change.

Applications: It has been invoked in user experience design, healthcare delivery, AI governance, and public policy to ensure that user or patient voices shape decisions and that services align with personal goals and values.

Criticism: Critics argue that the term is diffuse and can obscure trade-offs involved in scaling personalized approaches. Implementations may face practical limits in data collection, privacy, and resource allocation, and the concept may be used stylistically without concrete methodologies.

See also: person-centered design; human-centered design; participatory design; value-sensitive design; user experience; privacy by design.