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Deger Ozkaramanli (or Değer Özkaramanlı) is an assistant professor in Designing with Dilemmas at Delft University of Technology. She developed the Dilemma-Driven Design method as part of her doctoral studies. In her earlier research, she drew from motivational psychology to introduce personal dilemmas to design practices. Her main goal in this research was to enhance product experience and contribute to wellbeing through meaningfully addressing personal dilemmas.
Currently, she studies dilemmas from a systemic (vs. personal) perspective, for which she draws from the ethics of technology and critical studies. Her main goal is to create space for ethics and critical thinking in design methodologies, without hindering creativity and innovation. Eventually, she aims to help embed ethics in actual design practices. To achieve this, she regularly collaborates with design practitioners using qualitative and participatory research methods.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctorate, Delft University of Technology
Award Date: 31 Mar 2017
External positions
Assistant Professor, University of Twente
Sep 2018 → Dec 2022
Assistant Professor, University of Liverpool
Feb 2016 → Aug 2018