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The Societal Readiness Thinking Tool: A Practical Resource for Maturing the Societal Readiness of Research Projects

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  • Michael J. Bernstein, Austrian Institute of Technology, Arizona State University
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  • Mathias Wullum Nielsen, Københavns Universitet
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  • Emil Alnor
  • André Brasil, Leiden University
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  • Astrid Lykke Birkving
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  • Tung Tung Chan, Leiden University
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  • Erich Griessler, Institute for Advanced Studies
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  • Stefan de Jong, Tilburg University, University of Chicago, University of Stellenbosch
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  • Wouter van de Klippe, Leiden University
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  • Ingeborg Meijer, Leiden University
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  • Emad Yaghmaei, Delft University of Technology
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  • Peter Busch Nicolaisen
  • Mika Nieminen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.
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  • Peter Novitzky, Wageningen University & Research
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  • Niels Mejlgaard

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.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer6
TidsskriftScience and Engineering Ethics
Vol/bind28
Nummer1
Antal sider32
ISSN1353-3452
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StatusUdgivet - jan. 2022

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Funding Information:
The work presented here was funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 741402. The authors gratefully acknowledge constructive feedback from various peer reviewers, as well as contributions from colleagues and participants within the NewHoRRIzon project and beyond in relation to testing and improving the SR Thinking Tool. We specifically appreciate the efforts of Aarhus University Computer Science students Simon Sataa-Yu Larsen, Sebastian Kolby, and Morten Flensborg Jensen, who contributed to wireframe development of the SR Thinking Tool.

Funding Information:
The work presented here was funded by the European Union?s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 741402. The authors gratefully acknowledge constructive feedback from various peer reviewers, as well as contributions from colleagues and participants within the NewHoRRIzon project and beyond in relation to testing and improving the SR Thinking Tool. We specifically appreciate the efforts of Aarhus University Computer Science students Simon Sataa-Yu Larsen, Sebastian Kolby, and Morten Flensborg Jensen, who contributed to wireframe development of the SR Thinking Tool.

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