Towards transformative innovation ecosystems: a systemic approach to responsible innovation
To address societal challenges, innovators committed to responsibility need to find ways to break away from unsustainable, or otherwise undesirable, path-dependencies in sociotechnical regimes. Such path-breaking innovation should not come at the expense of socioethical desirability. The emerging li...
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| description | To address societal challenges, innovators committed to responsibility need to find ways to break away from unsustainable, or otherwise undesirable, path-dependencies in sociotechnical regimes. Such path-breaking innovation should not come at the expense of socioethical desirability. The emerging literature on responsible innovation ecosystems has focused on socioethical desirability but has neglected sociotechnical viability beyond a protected niche. Drawing on theoretical insights and concepts from the literature on Responsible Innovation, innovation ecosystems, and transition studies, we distinguish four types of ecosystems along the axes of desirability and viability and discuss examples of these types. We introduce the concept of transformative innovation ecosystems to refer to a type of ecosystem that combines desirability with viability. The concept is developed by bringing theoretical perspectives into conversation with empirical insights from the high-tech research and innovation cluster NeuroSys, which aims to create an ecosystem around brain-inspired computing. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2509378ee8dd43dbba5b0d75e85b05352025-01-07T13:48:20ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Responsible Innovation2329-94602329-90372024-12-0111110.1080/23299460.2024.2414482Towards transformative innovation ecosystems: a systemic approach to responsible innovationPhilipp Neudert0Mareike Smolka1Stefan Böschen2Human Technology Center, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, GermanyHuman Technology Center, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, GermanyHuman Technology Center, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, GermanyTo address societal challenges, innovators committed to responsibility need to find ways to break away from unsustainable, or otherwise undesirable, path-dependencies in sociotechnical regimes. Such path-breaking innovation should not come at the expense of socioethical desirability. The emerging literature on responsible innovation ecosystems has focused on socioethical desirability but has neglected sociotechnical viability beyond a protected niche. Drawing on theoretical insights and concepts from the literature on Responsible Innovation, innovation ecosystems, and transition studies, we distinguish four types of ecosystems along the axes of desirability and viability and discuss examples of these types. We introduce the concept of transformative innovation ecosystems to refer to a type of ecosystem that combines desirability with viability. The concept is developed by bringing theoretical perspectives into conversation with empirical insights from the high-tech research and innovation cluster NeuroSys, which aims to create an ecosystem around brain-inspired computing.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23299460.2024.2414482Responsible innovationinnovation ecosystemsscience governancepath-breaking innovationtransformation |
| spellingShingle | Philipp Neudert Mareike Smolka Stefan Böschen Towards transformative innovation ecosystems: a systemic approach to responsible innovation Journal of Responsible Innovation Responsible innovation innovation ecosystems science governance path-breaking innovation transformation |
| title | Towards transformative innovation ecosystems: a systemic approach to responsible innovation |
| title_full | Towards transformative innovation ecosystems: a systemic approach to responsible innovation |
| title_fullStr | Towards transformative innovation ecosystems: a systemic approach to responsible innovation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards transformative innovation ecosystems: a systemic approach to responsible innovation |
| title_short | Towards transformative innovation ecosystems: a systemic approach to responsible innovation |
| title_sort | towards transformative innovation ecosystems a systemic approach to responsible innovation |
| topic | Responsible innovation innovation ecosystems science governance path-breaking innovation transformation |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23299460.2024.2414482 |
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