STUDYING INNOVATION IN BUSINESSES: NEW RESEARCH POSSIBILITIES
Responsible Innovation, from society, to businesses through technology
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FROMSOCIETYTO
BUS INESSESTHROUGH
TECHNOLOGY
Responsible
Innovation
Lanoche enque FrankensteinLeyóelQuijote,2012YannFingerEmail: [email protected] 17.11.2015
OutlineKeyquestion:Whatdoesitmeanandhowcanwemaketechnologicalinnovationsthataremoreresponsible?
1. Technologyinandwithsociety◦ Whatrolesdoestechnologyplayinsocietyandwhatdoesresponsibleinnovation
means?
2. ValueSensitiveDesign– Shapingtechnologiesthroughvalues◦ Howcanwechangethedesignofourtechnologytospeakourvalues?
3. Re-designingbusinesses◦ Howto(re)-designbusinessmodelstoaddresssocialgoals?
◦ Howcanbusinessesmakeaprofitbyaddressingsocialgoals?
Removed series, EricPickersgill, 2015
Modo deVolar,FranciscoGoya,1815
1.Technologyas
Tool
Ø Values=principlesorstandardsofbehavior;one'sjudgmentofwhatisimportantinlife.
Ø Technologyastool,e.g.:
• “Gunsdon’tkillpeople,peoplekillpeople”- NationalRifleAssociation(NRA)
ØProblem:performativityoftechnology
Technology&Values
ØValuesasintrinsicpartoftechnology,e.g.:
• TheInternetasDemocracy
Ø Problem:underplayshumaninfluence
2.Valuesasinherent
toTechnology
Technology&Values
3.Socio-Technical
SystemsØValuesgetintechnologiesthroughdesign
ØEventhoughtheycanbehijacked
ØItdependsonthewaytheyaredesignedandthecontextinwhichtheyareused
• Socio-TechnicalSystems
oThemeaningofatechnologyanditsusagedependsontheenvironmentinwhichitisused
Technology&Values
Responsible
Innovation
ØEmergedinthe1960s
ØStartedtoseetheharmfuleffectsofcertaintechnologicaldevelopments
• Asbestos,nuclearweapon,nuclearenergy,etc.
ØThreedifferentapproachestoResponsibleInnovation:
1.Mitigationofharmfuleffects
Ø Riskassessment
ØProblem:Collingridge Dilemma
Dr.Strangelove, Stanley Kubrick,1964
Responsible
Innovation
2.GrandChallenges
Ø Innovationtoaddressthegrandchallengesofourtime,e.g.:
• Sustainability, inequality,etc.
Ø Problem:toovague
Geoengineering,Wagenbreth,2007
Thearchitecture ofviolence, 2014
Summingup
Ø Whatroledoestechnologyplayinsociety?
• Anactivitythatcontributestoconstructacertainvisionoftheworld• Freesusfromlimitation
• Butalsoimposesnewconstrains
• Itisadynamicrelationwheretechnology,society,andbusinesses shapeeachother
Ø WhatdoesResponsibleInnovationmean?
• Tyingtogetherbusinesses,technologymakingandsocietalreflection
• Impactingtheprocessthroughwhichtechnological innovationsaredeveloped
• Towardssociallydesirablegoals
Part2.ValueSensitiveDesign– shaping
technologies
ØHowtoembedsocialconcerns&responsiblereflectioninthedesignoftechnology?
• ValueSensitiveDesign(VSD)– incorporatingsocialvaluesthroughouttheprocessofinnovationmaking
Ø Emergefromhuman-computerinteractions
1. Technicaldevelopment
2. Relationshipwithusers:userfriendliness,security,etc.
VSD- Methodology
Ø Aim:incorporatehumanandmoralvalues(dignity,equality,justice,etc.)intodesign
• Valuesneedtobeintegratedwhentheycanstillmakeadifference
ØMethodology:
• 3integrativeanditerativeinvestigations:◦ Conceptual
◦ Empirical
◦ Technical
VSD– ValueHierarchy
Values
DesignRequirements
Norms
CaseStudy-Ø Purpose:makepeopleawareaboutaboutconflictmaterials
ØDecidedtomaketheirownbusiness inorderto:
1. ‘Openup’themakingofsmartphonesandseehowitcouldbemadefairer
2. Becommerciallyviableandserveasanexampleforbusinesses
Ø Keyexplicitvalue:Fairness&Sustainability
• Meetthedifferentstakeholdersinvolved
• LifeCycleAssessment
Fairness
Social Ecological
Working wages Heavy pollution
Social rights Obsolescence
Conflict mining Manufacturing
Health &Hazards Finite resources
DesignatFairphoneØ Highestenvironmentalcosts:production&endlife
ØDesignforacircularuse
Sustainbility
LongProductLife Makeit repairable Material Recovery
DualSim CardEasytoOpen
+Guides
Modular
Architecture
Replaceable
Battery
Upgrades&
Updates
Easily
Recycled
Part3.ShapingBusinesses
Ø Butaswesawtechnology(anditsdesign)isonlyonepartoftheroleoftechnologyinsociety
Ø Whenyouaretrytoachievecertainvalues,sometimesyouhavetoinnovatethroughoutyourbusinessmodel&yourvaluechain
Ø “Fairness”forwhom?
• Stakeholders:oMiners
oManufacturing
oFuturegenerations
Mining
Ø 4materialsthatcomefromconflictzones
• Coltan,Cassiterite,Wolframite&Gold
• Neednottofundarmedforces
• Maintaineconomicalstability
Ø Needtoselect newpartners
Ø SupportingfairmineralInitiatives
Ø Traceability
Manufacturing
Ø Fairnessforthemakers:
• Transparency
• Creatingnewnetworkoflikemindedproducers
• WorkerWelfareFund
• Systemicchange
FutureGenerationØ Fulllifecycleofthesmartphone
Ø Needfornewinfrastructurestoreuse,remanufacture,andrecycle
ØTakingphonesbackfromGahana
Ø Organize&fundrecyclingplans
RiverSimple, 2015
RiverSimple
CarIndustry
Requirements
• Asexpensiveas
possible
• Sellasmuchas
possible
• High
maintenance
• Shortlife-time
RiverSimple –
LeasingSystem
• Asreliableas
possible
• Longevity
• Low
maintenance
• Drivetoimprove
energy
efficiency
BusinessValueØ Valuegenerationforcustomersbyconnectingwiththeirmoralvaluesthroughoutthevaluechainyou:• Increasecustomerloyality
• Ensurebettercustomersatisfaction
• Increasethevalueofyourbrand
Ø InthecaseofFairphone&Riversimple youalso:• Gainsourcingvalues(costreductionduetoverticalintegration&closing theloops)• Environmentalvalue(improved image,reducedenvironmental footprint)
• Informationvalue(information aboutyour supplychain,failurerates,lifetimeoftheproduct,etc.)
• Long-termvaluecreation:“alignmentofinterestsofthebusiness thecustomersandtheplanet”
Conclusion1. Technology, business&societyarenotdifferententitiesthatevolveseparately=>Socio-
technicalsystems
2. Ifwewanttoinnovateresponsibly, weneed toworkonallaspectsfromtheinsideout
• Otherwisewearecomingupwithapproximatesolutionandremainstuckintheold
structures
3. Thinkwithanticipation,bereflexive,beinclusiveandberesponsive:
• Whoprofitsfromtheinnovation?
• Whoisempowered?
• Whoisalienated?
• Whowins?Wholoses?
4. ValueSensitiveDesignasawaytoincorporatemoralvaluesintechnology&businesses
andameantocreatevalue
Questions
Inthedevelopmentofyourventuretrytothinkabout:
1. Whatisyourpurpose andwhicharethekeysocialvaluesyouwanttoadvancewithyouproject?
2. Whoarethestakeholders thatarepotentiallyaffectedbyyourtechnical innovation?(notjustthecustomers)
3. Howareyougoingtovalidate thesehypotheses?
4. Whatarethepotentialexternalities ortrades-off?
5. Howcanyou(re)design yourtechnicalproductandyourbusinessmodeltomakeaprofitbyfulfillingthosevalues?
Contact:YannFingerEmail: [email protected]
AdditionalResourcesPoliticsoftechnologyinSociety:
LongdonWinner,DoArtefactshavePolitics?,1980
ResponsibleInnovation:
Stilgoe etal.DeveloppingaFrameworkforResponsible Innovation,2013
ValueSensitiveDesign
Friedmanetal.ValueSensitiveDesignandInformationSystems,2006
AlternativeBusinessModels
MacArthurFoundation,TowardstheCircularEconomy,Vol.1,2012
Porter&Kramer,CreatingSharedValue,2011
Freeman,StakeholderTheory