From responsible to responsive innovation
A systemic and historically sensitive approach to innovation processes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21401849 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Malte Rödl (0000-0003-4777-3134, University of Manchester, corresponding author), Frank Boons (0000-0001-8743-7800, University of Manchester), Wouter Spekkink (0000-0002-2773-4878, University of Manchester) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 174 |
| Pages | 121231 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Technological Forecasting and Social Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-1625 • E-ISSN: 1873-5509 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.techfore.2021.121231 |
| OpenAlex | W3203955521 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 27 |
Responsible innovation has emerged as a field of research dedicated to introduce sensitivity to societal values in innovation processes. However, much of the academic literature on RI deals with single technologies instead of technological systems and is future-orientated without explicitly using specialised knowledge of past developments. In this paper, we present a problem-focused approach to RI that aims to support researchers and stakeholders in developing potential solutions from a perspective of systemic awareness and historical sensitivity. We then describe the application of this approach in an 18 months long interdisciplinary research project on plastics. We show that the approach has generated new and unexpected research projects, formed new inter- and transdisciplinary collaborations, and has impacted some participants’ understanding of the systems in which their work is embedded. We conclude that with appropriate willingness to engage by individual researchers, our approach is able to, firstly, influence highly experienced researchers to engage more responsibly with their work, and secondly, to make research projects responsive by including societal concerns and their historical emergence from the start
Business · Engineering ethics · Field (mathematics) · Knowledge management · Management science · Perspective (graphical) · Responsible Research and Innovation · Sociology · Work (physics) · Chemistry and Chemical Engineering · Computer Science · Engineering · Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
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| Citations per year | 1.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |