ABSTRACT

Responsible Innovation (RI) offers Sustainability Transitions (ST) research methodologies a pathway to enable more inclusive, responsive, and sustainable transitions. Specifically, Living Labs (LLs) can benefit from RI scholarship in the scope of their sustainability research designs, as they may thereby be able to better foster critical thinking, inclusivity, and reflexivity. Drawing on a review of LLs literature and the self-reported assessments of researchers, experts and stakeholders involved in 12 LLs experiences, this research article sets out to explore how RI dimensions might serve to advance the practice of LLs in the context of ST research. The 12 LLs from seven European countries were centred on renewable energy prosumer initiatives. This analysis looks into how stakeholders were identified and involved, what inclusivity issues were addressed and what challenges were identified, to draw key lessons learned for advancing with RI in the scope of transdisciplinary energy transition studies.

摘要

负责任的创新 (RI) 为可持续转型 (ST) 研究方法提供了一条途径，以实现更具包容性、响应性和可持续的转型。具体来说，生活实验室 (LL) 可以在其可持续发展研究设计范围内从 RI 奖学金中受益，因为它们可以更好地培养批判性思维、包容性和反思性。本文基于对 LL 文献的回顾以及参与 12 个 LL 经验的研究人员、专家和利益相关者的自我报告评估，旨在探讨 RI 维度如何在 ST 研究背景下推动 LL 实践。来自 7 个欧洲国家的 12 名 LL 重点关注可再生能源产消者倡议。该分析探讨了如何识别和参与利益相关者，