International Center for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities (IZEW)

Additional Tool Collections

The IZEW Ethics Tools Lab exclusively offers ethics tools that have been (co-)developed at our institute. In the context of reflexive modernisation, many other tools have been and continue to be developed to support the integration of ethical and other aspects into research, innovation and education processes. For this reason, we would like to refer you to a selection of other tool collections.

As of February 2026

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Methods for Technology Assessment of the Technology Assessment Network (NTA)

OpenTA is the specialist portal of the Network for Technology Assessment, funded by the German Research Foundation and developed by the Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology together with FIZ Karlsruhe. The methods collection provides a concise overview of key procedures and practice‑oriented approaches in technology assessment, used across disciplines and continuously expanded.

https://oecd.ai/en/catalogue/tools

OECD.AI Catalogue of Tools & Metrics for Trustworthy AI

OECD.AI is the OECD’s (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) platform on artificial intelligence. It brings together global data, tools, analyses, and governance models on AI and supports countries in developing and implementing trustworthy AI. The Catalogue of Tools & Metrics for Trustworthy AI provides tools and metrics that are designed to help AI actors develop and use trustworthy AI systems and applications that respect human rights and are fair, transparent, explainable, robust, secure and safe.

https://oecd.ai/en/catalogue/tools

CSIRO & Data61 Tools

Data61 is the digital research centre of the Australian scientific organisation CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation). The platform brings together research projects, technical tools and analysis tools in the field of data science and artificial intelligence. The collection includes practical tools on topics such as security, data protection, risk analysis, machine learning and responsible AI development.

https://research.csiro.au/data61/category/tools/

Knowledge Centre Data & Society

Knowledge Centre Data & Society is a Belgian platform that supports organisations in developing and using data and AI technologies responsibly. The tool collection offers practical materials such as map and simulation games, reflection and workshop formats, checklists, methodological guidelines and assessment tools on topics such as data protection, ethics, governance, risk assessment and transparency.

https://data-en-maatschappij.ai/en/tools

Toolbox of the a+ Network for Transdisciplinary Research (td-net)

The td-net Toolbox is a collection of methods developed by the Swiss Network for Transdisciplinarity (td-net) of the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences. The Toolbox provides a selection of methods, formats and tools for collaboration between science and civil societal actors. The collection supports experts and stakeholders from science and practice in working together to tackle complex problems and systematically develop transdisciplinary knowledge.

https://naturwissenschaften.ch/co-producing-knowledge-explained/methods/td-net_toolbox

UXP2 Pedagogy and Practice Lab

The UX Pedagogy and Practice Lab (UXP²) of the Indiana University is a research and methodology lab specialising in ethics-focused design methods. The lab works in an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary manner at the interfaces of human-computer interaction, regulation and law, design theory, educational research, and instructional design and technology.

https://everydayethics.uxp2.com/methods/

Ethics for Designers

Ethics for Designers is a toolkit for ethical design developed by designer and researcher Jet Gispen. The toolkit offers a range of practical methods and templates – including card decks (such as “Moral Agent”), moral value maps and other instruments – designed to enable designers to reflect on ethical issues at all stages of their design process and consciously incorporate them into their work.

https://www.ethicsfordesigners.com/tools

ITD Alliance Toolkits Inventory

The ITD Alliance (Global Alliance for Inter- and Transdisciplinarity) toolkit brings together a broad collection of methods, heuristics, concepts, and procedures that can be used in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research, practice, and education processes.

https://itd-alliance.org/resources/toolkit-inventory/