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

Michael J. Bernstein; Mathias Wullum Nielsen; Emil Alnor; André Brasil; Astrid Lykke Birkving; Tung Tung Chan; Erich Griessler; Stefan de Jong; Wouter van de Klippe; Ingeborg Meijer; Emad Yaghmaei; Peter Busch Nicolaisen; Mika Nieminen; Peter Novitzky; Niels Mejlgaard

doi:10.1007/s11948-021-00360-3

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

Michael J. Bernstein^*, Mathias Wullum Nielsen, Emil Alnor, André Brasil, Astrid Lykke Birkving, Tung Tung Chan, Erich Griessler, Stefan de Jong, Wouter van de Klippe, Ingeborg Meijer, Emad Yaghmaei, Peter Busch Nicolaisen, Mika Nieminen, Peter Novitzky, Niels Mejlgaard

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Institut for Statskundskab - Dansk Center for Forskningsanalyse

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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.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Artikelnummer	6
Tidsskrift	Science and Engineering Ethics
Vol/bind	28
Nummer	1
Antal sider	32
ISSN	1353-3452
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-021-00360-3
Status	Udgivet - jan. 2022

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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, 28(1), Artikel 6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-021-00360-3

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

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