valueseeing
Valueseeing is a term used to describe the practice of recognizing, clarifying, and interpreting the values embedded in objects, processes, policies, and actions. It emphasizes perceiving normative commitments that underlie decisions, not just their functional performance. In contemporary discourse, valueseeing has been applied in ethics, design, and policy analysis to make value assumptions explicit and actionable.
Valueseeing involves identifying stakeholders and their values, mapping potential value tensions, and articulating how these values
Practitioners may use value inventories, stakeholder analysis, scenario planning, ethics reviews, and participatory workshops. Iterative and
Valueseeing is applied in product design and human-computer interaction through value-sensitive design; in public policy and
Critics note subjectivity in interpreting values, potential cultural bias, and difficulties in weighting conflicting values. Practical
Value-sensitive design, ethics, stakeholder theory, normative analysis, values clarification.