Responsible Innovation: Building Tomorrow’s Responsible Firms

Module 0: Getting Started
General introduction to the concept of RI and its key elements. The importance of RI for addressing societal challenges.

Module 1: RI and Innovation Strategy
Added value for companies and how to realize a long-term win-win situation when it comes to achieving both commercial and societal benefits. Overcoming barriers and how to avoid “greenwashing”. New official EU-standard for RI (‘CWA 17796’) – a systematic approach developed by a consortium of universities, companies and standardization organizations. Alignment with ISO standards. The roadmap and related process explained in detail. Practical examples.

Module 2: Leadership and Key Performance Indicators
Defining and creating a culture of shared values for innovation. Implications for leadership. Defining key performance indicators for RI. Alignment with other business objectives. Examples and best practices.

Module 3: Implementation of RI: Successful Stakeholder Engagement
How to identify stakeholders. How to make stakeholder dialogue a success. Translating results into optimizing products and services. How to deal with public reactions that are hard to anticipate. Risks of not involving stakeholders. The importance of the gender and inclusiveness dimension. Toolkit.

Module 4: Implementation of RI: Safe-by-Design
Explanation of the safe-by-design approach during the whole lifecycle of the product. Dealing with risks and how to prevent unintended and unforeseen negative impacts. How to create and nurture a safety culture. Various risk assessment tools.

Module 5: Implementation of RRI: Design-for-Values
The Design-for-Values approach method. Implications for the design process. Practical examples of how to apply it and the value added. Dealing with conflicting and changing values.

Summary of the course and lessons learned.
Final assignment: apply the framework.