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| Consultation Workshop

Everyone’s input is equally valued!

Share your experiences and actively listen to others

Be open to new ideas and concepts Be here now Discussions and criticisms must focus on issues,

not people Don’t just raise problems – think about solutions This is not a debate, prefer ‘and’ rather than ‘but’ Adhere to timings and to instructions of

moderator and have fun!


Session 1Introduction to the project and workshop

RRI ToolsEU 7th Framework Program project26 partners19 Hubs covering 30 countries

Main goal & outcome: develop a Training and Dissemination Toolkit on Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI)

keystone to foster RRI among all stakeholders-explicitly referred to in several Horizon2020 calls-


The RRI ToolsConsortium

Technologicalpartner Networks

Hub leaders

Coordinator

Deputy coordinator

Hubs coordinator

RRI Definition &Practices leader

Stakeholder assessment leader

Training & Advocacy leader

Evaluation leader

Dissemination leader

Management Board


Social responsibility inoffshore windmills design

Inspiring case studiesSocio-Technical integration Research

Sensitivevaluedesign

What is a tool for RRI?


Training courses & guides


Self-assessment resources


Guides on how to plan & implement


Advocacy & dissemination resources


Resource portals


Consultation Workshop: your role as an expert

PROMISINGRRI PRACTICES

STAKEHOLDERSNEEDS&CONSTRAINTS

RRI TOOLSRRI

TOOLKIT

•RRI quality standards•Case studies

•Already existing tools


8 exercises + 3 breaks 8 hours

Goals• To discuss the RRI working definition• To collect and evaluate promising practices• To assess stakeholders’ needs & constraints when putting RRI into

practice

OutcomesThe results of the workshop will contribute to shape the RRI Toolkit

Consultation Workshop: your role as an expert


OVERVIEW AGENDA

Session 2- Introducing RRI: why and what?- Ex. 1: Conceptualizing RRI- Ex. 2: Your personal experiences with RRI

Coffee break

Session 3- Ex. 3: Collecting promising RRI practices- Ex. 4: Formulating characteristics of promising RRI

practicesLunch


OVERVIEW AGENDA

Session 4- Introduction- Ex. 6: Obstacles & opportunities of RRI

Coffee break

- Ex. 7: Identify actions & solutions- Ex. 8: Define your needs for the proposed actions and

solutionsClosure



Session 2Introducing Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI)

Why RRI?

What is RRI?


European motivation for RRI


Why Responsible Research and Innovation?

Health and wellbeing

Clean energy

Climate action and resource efficiency

Inclusive and secure societies

Grand Challenges

Global poverty


Smart phones

Robo care

Research and innovation

However, sometimes they fail

The formula that killed Wallstreet

• Affect all of us

• Have the potential to solve problems

Golden Rice


Need for RRI

Problem Research Implementation

ScienceScience PracticePractice


Need for RRI

Problem Research Implementation

Science and practice join hands


Exercise 1a: Plenary discussion (10 min)

Why is Responsible Research and Innovation important according to you?



What is RRI?

• Research and innovation aimed at sustainability Sensitive to Grand Challenges

• Engaging society at large Sensitive to social values Shared responsibility amongst variety of

stakeholders

When RRI?

• Ongoing, iterative process


Who?• Not only researchers and innovators• As inclusive as possible and required

Researchers Policymakers Industry CSOs Educators


Exercise 1b: Plenary discussion (15 min)

What do you think your role in the R&I chain can or should be?



What, exactly?

Our proposed working definition:• Responsible research and innovation is a dynamic,

iterative process; • all stakeholders involved in the practice of research

and innovation become mutually responsive; • these stakeholders share the responsibility regarding

the outcomes and processes of research and innovation.


How, exactly? 1. Learning outcomes

• Engaged publics• Responsible actors• Responsible

institutions

2. R&I outcomes

• Ethically acceptable• Sustainable• Socially desirable

3. Solutions tosocietal challenges

• 7 Grand Challenges (EU)

Outcomes:

Process requirements: 1. Diversity

& inclusion

3. Openness

& transparen

cy

2. Anticipati

on & reflection

4. Responsive

ness & adaptive change


1. Learning outcomes

• Engaged publics• Responsible

actors• Responsible

institutions

2. R&I outcomes

• Ethically acceptable

• Sustainable• Socially desirable

3. Solutions to societal challenges

• 7 Grand Challenges (EU)

Outcomes


Process requirements

1. Diversity & inclusion

3. Openness & transparency

2. Anticipation & reflection

4. Responsiveness

& adaptive change


Exercise 1c: Conceptualizing RRI (30 min)

• Are the current process requirements adequately formulated?

• Are there aspects outside the four clusters of process requirements that you feel are missing?

• What is the relative importance of the four clusters of requirements?



Exercise 2: Your personal experiences with RRI

- Discuss your own experiences with your neighbor (5 min)

- Plenary discussion (15 min)


Coffee break


Promising practices:• concrete instruments • activities• programs •

organizationsthat provide a successful strategy for one or more of the process requirements of RRI

- Innovative & feasible approaches beyond common practice

- Strive towards the RRI outcomes

- Have considerable and assessable positive effects

- Inspire other organizations, initiatives or contexts

Session 3From concept to practice I


From concept to practice II

4) Organization: The Netherlands Lung Foundation (NLF)

3) Responsible Innovation Program (NWO)

Promising RRI practices

2) Project: Seeking Sociable Swine (Wageningen University, VU Amsterdam, Institute for Pig Genetics)

1) Instrument: Techno-moral scenarios (Rathenau Institute)


Goals of collecting promising RRI practices

• To identify good practice standards (quality criteria)

• To identify inspiring practices for others to learn from

Ultimately: to help construct tools for RRI (Toolkit)


Exercise 3: Collecting promising RRI practices

Step 1:Individually fill in the provided question sheet (10 min)



Exercise 3: Collecting promising RRI practices

Step 2:Talk to your neighbor about the promising practice you identified (10 min)

• Discuss why you think it is an example of a promising RRI practice

• Discuss the strong and weak points of the practice

• List the strong and weak points you consider most interesting on separate post-its

• Green: strong points• Pink: weak points

Take another 5 min to complete the question sheet



Exercise 3: Collecting promising RRI practicesStep 3:Join another couple to discuss the strong & weak points you identified (20 min)- Review how the strong or weak

points identified contribute to RRI (or not)? Be specific and concrete

- Cluster the different post-its with strong and weak points Provide titles



Exercise 4: Formulating characteristics of promising RRI practices

Share your clusters and explain your ideas

- Most important or interesting points?


Wrap up and lunch break


Session 4Stakeholder consultation

Expected outcomesRRI Toolkit adapted to all potential users

ObjectiveWhat are your needs and constraints when practicing RRI?



Exercise 6: Obstacles and opportunities of RRI (45 min)

Stakeholder group InitialsCivil Society Organisations CSO

Education Community EDU

Industry and Business IND

Policymakers POLResearchers and Innovators RES

In pairs, think about opportunities and obstacles related to working more closely with the RRI process


Coffee break


Exercise 7: Identify actions and solutions (35 min)

Which of the identified clustered topics are the most relevant for your stakeholder group?

In your stakeholder group, discuss and formulate concrete, precise, grounded and practical actions and/or

solutions for the identified topics.

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Exercise 8: Define your needs for the proposed actions and solutions (25 min)

What are the actions and solutions suggested by your group? Present your list in 5 minutes



Brainstorming...

What do you NEED to make these solutions work?

Exercise 8: Define your needs for the proposed actions and solutions (35 min)


Closure


Future steps: your role

ConsultationWorkshops

Quality criteria standards &Catalogue of Good RRI Practices

2014

2015

2016 Training & AdvocacyWorkshops

Building of theRRI Toolkit

RRI & Toolkit spreadingCommunity of Practice

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