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The Societal Readiness Thinking Tool: A practical resource for maturing the societal readiness of research projects
Bernstein,Michael J. Nielsen,Mathias Wullum Alnor,Emil Brasil,Andre Birkving,Astrid Lykke Chan,Tung Tung Griessler,Erich de Jong,Stefan van de Klippe,Wouter Meijer,Ingeborg
Bernstein,Michael J.
Nielsen,Mathias Wullum
Alnor,Emil
Brasil,Andre
Birkving,Astrid Lykke
Chan,Tung Tung
Griessler,Erich
de Jong,Stefan
van de Klippe,Wouter
Meijer,Ingeborg
Abstract
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.
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The work presented here was funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 741402.
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2022
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Research Projects
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Innovation, TRL, Technology Readiness Levels, RRI, Responsible research and innovation, Research management, Societal Readiness, Thinking Tool, RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH, INNOVATION, FRAMEWORK, SUSTAINABILITY, OUTCOMES, SYSTEMS, SCIENCE, POWER
Citation
Bernstein, M J, Nielsen, M W, Alnor, E, Brasil, A, Birkving, A L, Chan, T T, Griessler, E, de Jong, S, van de Klippe, W, Meijer, I, Yaghmaei, E, Nicolaisen, P B, Nieminen, M, Novitzky, P & Mejlgaard, N 2022, 'The Societal Readiness Thinking Tool : A practical resource for maturing the societal readiness of research projects', Science and Engineering Ethics, vol. 28, no. 1, 6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-021-00360-3