The Karlskrona manifesto for sustainability design

TL;DR

The Karlskrona Manifesto advocates for a set of principles to guide sustainable software design, emphasizing the software community's role in fostering a more sustainable world.

Contribution

It introduces the Karlskrona Manifesto, a new framework of principles to promote sustainability in software design and address common misperceptions.

Findings

Highlights the importance of sustainability in software systems

Proposes fundamental principles for sustainability design

Aims to initiate global dialogue in the software community

Abstract

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.