Responsible Innovation (eBook)

Managing the Responsible Emergence of Science and Innovation in Society

Richard Owen, John R. Bessant, Maggy Heintz (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2013
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-55140-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Innovation is at the centre of current economic policy in most nations, and yet report after report from learned societies such as the Royal Society have repeatedly asked for a more responsible approach to innovation, one that has been echoed by the public. At a time when we face a bewildering number of emerging technologies (such as nanotechnologies, geoengineering, whole genome sequencing, and next generation computing) the topic is extremely timely.

Responsible Innovation defines what this is, and brings together the issues, challenges and solutions in a constructive, accessible way.

The book introduces key themes from  academic and business literature to redefine our relationship with innovation and technology. Essentially multidisciplinary in nature, these include:

• Identifying and managing the risks of innovation in the present and future
• Building reflexive capacity into science and innovation to identify and manage the unanticipated wider impacts of innovation
• Opening up dialogue around innovation and emerging technologies to understand  wider acceptability and public concerns
• Regulation, governance and adaptive management
• Key questions regarding the concepts of responsibility, accountability and liability

Throughout the book, key aspects of Responsible Innovation are scrutinized, underpinned by current knowledge and using case studies / examples for illustration. It concludes with a forward look that pulls together the various fields of understanding and knowledge to ask “How do we ensure the responsible emergence of innovation in democratic society?”

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Science and innovation have the power to transform our lives and the world we live in - for better or worse in ways that often transcend borders and generations: from the innovation of complex financial products that played such an important role in the recent financial crisis to current proposals to intentionally engineer our Earth s climate. The promise of science and innovation brings with it ethical dilemmas and impacts which are often uncertain and unpredictable: it is often only once these have emerged that we feel able to control them. How do we undertake science and innovation responsibly under such conditions, towards not only socially acceptable, but socially desirable goals and in a way that is democratic, equitable and sustainable? Responsible innovation challenges us all to think about our responsibilities for the future, as scientists, innovators and citizens, and to act upon these. This book begins with a description of the current landscape of innovation and in subsequent chapters offers perspectives on the emerging concept of responsible innovation and its historical foundations, including key elements of a responsible innovation approach and examples of practical implementation. Written in a constructive and accessible way, Responsible Innovation includes chapters on: Innovation and its management in the 21st century A vision and framework for responsible innovation Concepts of future-oriented responsibility as an underpinning philosophy Values sensitive design Key themes of anticipation, reflection, deliberation and responsiveness Multi level governance and regulation Perspectives on responsible innovation in finance, ICT, geoengineering and nanotechnology Essentially multidisciplinary in nature, this landmark text combines research from the fields of science and technology studies, philosophy, innovation governance, business studies and beyond to address the question, How do we ensure the responsible emergence of science and innovation in society?

Autor

Richard Owen University of Exeter, UK John Bessant University of Exeter, UK Maggy Heintz French Embassy, London, UK

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.3.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Schlagworte: Business & Management • Business & Management in Chemistry • Business & Society • Chemie • Chemistry • Environmental and Safety Aspects of Nanotechnology • Nanotechnologie • nanotechnology • Responsible Innovation, Innovation Theory, Risks of Innovation, Innovation And Technology, Science and Innovation in Society • Umweltschutz u. Sicherheit i. d. Nanotechnologie • Wirtschaft • Wirtschaft u. Gesellschaft • Wirtschaft u. Management • Wirtschaft u. Management in der Chemischen Industrie
• ISBN-10: 1-118-55140-0 / 1118551400
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-55140-0 / 9781118551400