A4 Refereed article in a conference publication
Ethical Issues of Health Technology Co-Creation
Authors: Collanus Eva, Kielo-Viljamaa Emilia, Lahtiranta Janne, Tuomisto Antti
Editors: Jani Koskinen, Minna M. Rantanen, Anne-Marie Tuikka, Sari Knaapi-Junnila
Conference name: Conference on Technology Ethics
Publication year: 2021
Journal: CEUR Workshop Proceedings
Book title : Proceedings of the Conference on Technology Ethics Turku, Finland, October, 20-22, 2021
Series title: CEUR Workshop Proceedings
Volume: 3069
ISSN: 1613-0073
Web address : http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3069/SP_03.pdf
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/68576156
In healthcare, co-creation has become the de facto method for creating new products and services. In practice, every major city in Finland offers services where new products can be created together with the domain specialists and endusers. While co-creations as an ideal, fits to the Scandinavian mindset of lowthreshold co-operation where everyone can participate regardless of the “file and rank”, there are – primarily ethical – issues that need to be taken into consideration. More so when the approach is applied to the field of healthcare where moral values, such as benevolence and beneficence, typically supersede the more business-oriented ones. In this article, we identify some of these challenges and discuss their implications from different practical perspectives: who should take part in co-creation and why, who can represent the whole group, what should be taking into consideration when deciding co-creation communication methods, and who is responsible if co-creation processes fail.
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