In this paper, we introduce the Societal Readiness (SR) Thinking Tool to aid researchers and inno... more In this paper, we introduce the Societal Readiness (SR) Thinking Tool to aid researchers and innovators in developing research projects with greater responsiveness to societal values, needs, and expectations. The need for societally-focused approaches to research and innovation—complementary to Technology Readiness (TR) frameworks—is presented. Insights from responsible research and innovation (RRI) concepts and practice, organized across critical stages of project-life cycles are discussed with reference to the development of the SR Thinking Tool. The tool is designed to complement not only shortfalls in TR approaches, but also improve upon other efforts to integrate RRI, sustainability, and design thinking in research and innovation cycles. Operationalization and early-stage user tests of the Tool are reported, along with discussion of potential future iterations and applications.
The main objective is to develop a database containing the evidence collected during Task 2.1, th... more The main objective is to develop a database containing the evidence collected during Task 2.1, the State of the Art review, and to provide open access to its contents. HEIRRI Work Package 2 Stock taking / Inventorying
Purpose This study aims to discuss science governance in Europe and the network of associated non... more Purpose This study aims to discuss science governance in Europe and the network of associated nonprofit institutions. The authors posit that this network, which comprises both (partial) learning organizations and non-learning organizations, has been observed to postpone taking up “responsibility” as an issue in science governance and funding decisions. Design/methodology/approach This paper discusses the challenge of learning and policy implementation within the European science governance system. By exploring how learning on responsible innovation (RI) in this governance system can be provoked, it addresses the question how Senge’s insights in organizational learning can clarify discourses on and practices of RI and responsibility in research. This study explores the potential of a new organizational form, that of Social Labs, to support learning on Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in standing governance organizations. Findings This study concludes that Social Labs are a s...
Putting Responsible Research and Innovation into Practice
In this concluding chapter, we want to take a broader perspective and, based on the contributions... more In this concluding chapter, we want to take a broader perspective and, based on the contributions to this book, identify the key lessons from the NewHoRRIzon project about RRI implementation in general and via Social Labs in particular. From a bird’s eye perspective, the NewHoRRIzon Social Labs can be seen as interventions that depend on and are affected by several interrelated levels which might be separated roughly in the micro-level of Social Labs, the meso level of organisations, and the macro-level of national and European research and innovation systems and policy making.
The Res-AGorA project Res-AGorA was a three-year, EU FP7 project (2013–2016) which has co-constru... more The Res-AGorA project Res-AGorA was a three-year, EU FP7 project (2013–2016) which has co-constructed a good-practice framework, the "Responsibility Navigator", with practitioners and strategic decision makers. This framework facilitates reflective processes involving multiple stakeholders and policy-makers with the generic aim of making European research and innovation more responsible, responsive, and sustainable. This framework was developed based on three years of intensive empirical research comprising an extensive programme of in-depth case-studies, systematic "scientometric" literature analysis, country-level monitoring (RRI-Trends) and five broadbased co-construction stakeholder workshops. The resulting Res-AGorA Responsibility Navigator was conceived as a means to provide orientation without normatively steering research and innovation in a specific direction. Furthermore, Res-AGorA's "Co-construction Method" is a collaborative methodology designed to systematically support and facilitate the practical use of the Responsibility Navigator with stakeholders. The Responsibility Navigator, the Co-construction Method and accompanying materials areready to use by actors who wish to navigate Research and Innovation towards Responsible Research and Innovation. This book provides an overview of the project's journey, its conceptual underpinnings and main results.
Aufgrund der lange bestehenden Kluft zwischen konservativen und liberalen Positionen ist Reproduk... more Aufgrund der lange bestehenden Kluft zwischen konservativen und liberalen Positionen ist Reproduktionsmedizin in Österreich seit Jahrzehnten innerhalb der politischen Domäne heftig umkämpft. Jüngere Beispiele sind die Debatten um „Kind als Schaden“ im Kontext von Pränataldiagnostik und der Konflikt um das Verbot von Eizellspenden im Rahmen der Assistierten Reproduktion. Basierend auf einer Analyse von Interviews mit AkteurInnen dieser beiden Debatten, untersucht der Bericht politische Positionen, Praktiken und verbale „Images of Human Life“, die in diesen Praktiken produziert und reproduziert werden. Wenig überraschend zeigt die Analyse unvereinbare politische Positionen, welche die AkteurInnen jeweils durchzusetzen versuchen. Die auf Konflikt abzielenden politischen Praktiken und damit verbundene undifferenzierte Debatten produzieren und reproduzieren schlagwortartige „Images of Human Life“, die mit den komplexen Problemen klinischer Praxis wenig verbunden sind. Überraschenderweise...
In this paper, we introduce the Societal Readiness (SR) Thinking Tool to aid researchers and inno... more In this paper, we introduce the Societal Readiness (SR) Thinking Tool to aid researchers and innovators in developing research projects with greater responsiveness to societal values, needs, and expectations. The need for societally-focused approaches to research and innovation—complementary to Technology Readiness (TR) frameworks—is presented. Insights from responsible research and innovation (RRI) concepts and practice, organized across critical stages of project-life cycles are discussed with reference to the development of the SR Thinking Tool. The tool is designed to complement not only shortfalls in TR approaches, but also improve upon other efforts to integrate RRI, sustainability, and design thinking in research and innovation cycles. Operationalization and early-stage user tests of the Tool are reported, along with discussion of potential future iterations and applications.
The main objective is to develop a database containing the evidence collected during Task 2.1, th... more The main objective is to develop a database containing the evidence collected during Task 2.1, the State of the Art review, and to provide open access to its contents. HEIRRI Work Package 2 Stock taking / Inventorying
Purpose This study aims to discuss science governance in Europe and the network of associated non... more Purpose This study aims to discuss science governance in Europe and the network of associated nonprofit institutions. The authors posit that this network, which comprises both (partial) learning organizations and non-learning organizations, has been observed to postpone taking up “responsibility” as an issue in science governance and funding decisions. Design/methodology/approach This paper discusses the challenge of learning and policy implementation within the European science governance system. By exploring how learning on responsible innovation (RI) in this governance system can be provoked, it addresses the question how Senge’s insights in organizational learning can clarify discourses on and practices of RI and responsibility in research. This study explores the potential of a new organizational form, that of Social Labs, to support learning on Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in standing governance organizations. Findings This study concludes that Social Labs are a s...
Putting Responsible Research and Innovation into Practice
In this concluding chapter, we want to take a broader perspective and, based on the contributions... more In this concluding chapter, we want to take a broader perspective and, based on the contributions to this book, identify the key lessons from the NewHoRRIzon project about RRI implementation in general and via Social Labs in particular. From a bird’s eye perspective, the NewHoRRIzon Social Labs can be seen as interventions that depend on and are affected by several interrelated levels which might be separated roughly in the micro-level of Social Labs, the meso level of organisations, and the macro-level of national and European research and innovation systems and policy making.
The Res-AGorA project Res-AGorA was a three-year, EU FP7 project (2013–2016) which has co-constru... more The Res-AGorA project Res-AGorA was a three-year, EU FP7 project (2013–2016) which has co-constructed a good-practice framework, the "Responsibility Navigator", with practitioners and strategic decision makers. This framework facilitates reflective processes involving multiple stakeholders and policy-makers with the generic aim of making European research and innovation more responsible, responsive, and sustainable. This framework was developed based on three years of intensive empirical research comprising an extensive programme of in-depth case-studies, systematic "scientometric" literature analysis, country-level monitoring (RRI-Trends) and five broadbased co-construction stakeholder workshops. The resulting Res-AGorA Responsibility Navigator was conceived as a means to provide orientation without normatively steering research and innovation in a specific direction. Furthermore, Res-AGorA's "Co-construction Method" is a collaborative methodology designed to systematically support and facilitate the practical use of the Responsibility Navigator with stakeholders. The Responsibility Navigator, the Co-construction Method and accompanying materials areready to use by actors who wish to navigate Research and Innovation towards Responsible Research and Innovation. This book provides an overview of the project's journey, its conceptual underpinnings and main results.
Aufgrund der lange bestehenden Kluft zwischen konservativen und liberalen Positionen ist Reproduk... more Aufgrund der lange bestehenden Kluft zwischen konservativen und liberalen Positionen ist Reproduktionsmedizin in Österreich seit Jahrzehnten innerhalb der politischen Domäne heftig umkämpft. Jüngere Beispiele sind die Debatten um „Kind als Schaden“ im Kontext von Pränataldiagnostik und der Konflikt um das Verbot von Eizellspenden im Rahmen der Assistierten Reproduktion. Basierend auf einer Analyse von Interviews mit AkteurInnen dieser beiden Debatten, untersucht der Bericht politische Positionen, Praktiken und verbale „Images of Human Life“, die in diesen Praktiken produziert und reproduziert werden. Wenig überraschend zeigt die Analyse unvereinbare politische Positionen, welche die AkteurInnen jeweils durchzusetzen versuchen. Die auf Konflikt abzielenden politischen Praktiken und damit verbundene undifferenzierte Debatten produzieren und reproduzieren schlagwortartige „Images of Human Life“, die mit den komplexen Problemen klinischer Praxis wenig verbunden sind. Überraschenderweise...
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