The Karlskrona manifesto for sustainability design
This work addresses sustainability issues for software designers and the broader community, but it is incremental as it builds on existing awareness by proposing principles rather than new methods.
The paper tackles the problem of sustainability in software design by highlighting persistent misperceptions and proposing fundamental principles to initiate a conversation in the software community, with the result being the introduction of the Karlskrona Manifesto as a framework for addressing sustainability.
Sustainability is a central concern for our society, and software systems increasingly play a central role in it. As designers of software technology, we cause change and are responsible for the effects of our design choices. We recognize that there is a rapidly increasing awareness of the fundamental need and desire for a more sustainable world, and there is a lot of genuine goodwill. However, this alone will be ineffective unless we come to understand and address our persistent misperceptions. The Karlskrona Manifesto for Sustainability Design aims to initiate a much needed conversation in and beyond the software community by highlighting such perceptions and proposing a set of fundamental principles for sustainability design.