The Dark Tech Method is a transferable approach for ethical integration in ICT education. Developed within the Dark Tech Studio at HBO-ICT, it helps students gain insight into the ethical consequences and dilemmas surrounding technological products. The method uses provocative prototyping and speculative design to explore how technology conceals, manipulates and transforms our society.

PROVOCATIVE PROTOTYPING
Provocative technological prototypes that make confronting scenarios visible and explore ethical boundaries. Students work iteratively in the Dark Tech Studio, experimenting, testing and reflecting on their creations.

SPECULATIVE DESIGN
Using speculative methods like The Speculation Game to explore how technological futures can challenge or reinforce social values. This approach helps reveal the hidden assumptions and consequences embedded in technology.

CRITICAL MAKING
An iterative learning environment where students and educators experiment together. The insights gained form the basis for developing ethical awareness and responsibility within the realities of tech opportunism.