Print Email Facebook Twitter The Societal Readiness Thinking Tool Title The Societal Readiness Thinking Tool: A Practical Resource for Maturing the Societal Readiness of Research Projects Author Bernstein, Michael J. (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology; Arizona State University) Nielsen, Mathias Wullum (University of Copenhagen) Alnor, Emil (Aarhus University) Brasil, André (Universiteit Leiden) Birkving, Astrid Lykke (Aarhus University) Chan, Tung Tung (Universiteit Leiden) Griessler, Erich (Institute for Advanced Studies) de Jong, Stefan (Tilburg University; Private Bag X1) van de Klippe, Wouter (Universiteit Leiden) Meijer, Ingeborg (Universiteit Leiden) Yaghmaei, E. (TU Delft Ethics & Philosophy of Technology) Nicolaisen, Peter Busch (Aarhus University) Nieminen, Mika (VTT Technical Research Center of Finland) Novitzky, Peter (Wageningen University & Research) Mejlgaard, Niels (Aarhus University) Date 2022 Abstract 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. Subject InnovationResearch managementResponsible research and innovationRRISocietal ReadinessTechnology Readiness LevelsThinking ToolTRL To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:2879f424-be9e-4f1a-8103-3936dc22d5ca DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-021-00360-3 ISSN 1353-3452 Source Science & Engineering Ethics, 28 (1) Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2022 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, E. Yaghmaei, Peter Busch Nicolaisen, Mika Nieminen, Peter Novitzky, Niels Mejlgaard Files PDF Bernstein2022_Article_The ... kingTo.pdf 1.23 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:2879f424-be9e-4f1a-8103-3936dc22d5ca/datastream/OBJ/view