How can we Assess Impacts of Innovation?
19. Nov 2020
This week's guest in the Responsible Innovation Story is Klaus Schuch, Scientific Director and CEO of the Centre for Social Innovation, a leading research powerhouse dealing with the social embeddedness of innovation. With their decade long expertise, the Centre for Social Innovation successfully coordinates interdisciplinary Horizon 2020 projects in Responsible Research and Innovation.
The Responsible Innovation Story is part of the Living Innovation project coordinated by the Institute of Managing Sustainability of the Vienna University of Economics and Businnes.
Our most important insights from this interview with Klaus Schuch:
- Researchers and innovators are slowly starting to take societal needs and expectations into serious consideration.
- If we included citizens into the agenda setting of innovation, we could accelerate this trend and better align social desirability with private profitability.
- Only if we get businesses and their immense know-how on board, can we fully exploit the potential of public engagement – and jointly create the future we want.
Enjoy watching the full interview with Klaus Schuch at https://youtu.be/shjHdwSkR4I
Click on the timestamps to watch the respective topics:
00:00 Impacts of Irresponsible Innovation
01:18 Innovating With and For Society
02:25 The Crucial Role of Public Engagement
04:19 How to Get Citizens On Board
05:35 Assessing Societal Impacts
07:01 Social Sciences Can Take the Lead
07:59 Challenges of Dark Knowledge
10:20 Pitfalls of Mainstreaming Responsible Innovation
11:09 The Role of Responsibility in Horizon Europe
12:50 A New Framing for Responsible Innovation
14:04 The Future of Social Innovation
Written by Gabriela Ayala | Reviewed by Barbara Hofleitner
Created on: 18 Nov 2020 | Updated on: 19 Nov 2020
News category: "News on Living Innovation"
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