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Social innovation in energy system transformation

2023 , Wittmayer, Julia M. , Rogge, Karoline S.

Moves towards decentralisation, digitalisation and decarbonisation of our energy systems are accompanied by changes in actor constellations and their activities. Research has started referring to such changes as social innovation in energy (SIE) and investigated their role in energy system transformation. This contribution provides an overview of the work on SIE along four points: 1) a focus on bottom up activity, 2) the embedding of such bottom up activity in energy markets, 3) an emergent broadening of the understanding of SIE and 4) linkages to social movement perspectives. It then provides two critical reflections and their policy implications: one related to the necessary broadening of the understanding of SIE and a second related to more systematic attempts towards capturing the diversity of SIE - both allowing to not only consider SIE as instrument but as emancipatory concept for counterhegemonic energy system transformation.

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Exploring the ambivalent nature of diversity in social experimental settings: First insights from social labs established to promote responsible research and innovation

2023 , Yorulmaz, Merve , Bührer-Topçu, Susanne

Research has provided ample evidence for the performance-enhancing effect of diversity on a wide range of organizational outcomes (Terjesen et al. 2009). The positive effects are manifold and range from better decision-making and corporate governance through better financial performance (Post and Byron 2015), more creativity and innovativeness to more responsible and ethical business conduct (Pechersky et al. 2016). In the context of Research & Innovation (R & I), the cooperation of a diversity of stakeholders has been shown to promote more responsible or ethical business practices (Wood 2002).

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