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Does responsible innovation presuppose design instrumentalism? Examining the case of telecare at home in the Netherlands

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  • Kiran, Asle H.

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This paper investigates some conceptual issues in relation to the recent trend of doing responsible innovation. It argues that a reflective attitude to the design process is necessary in order to avoid design instrumentalism. This means paying attention to the framework in which design strategies are articulated. Ignoring conceptual questions about how technologies attain their meaning and function can lead to a counterproductive design strategy because crucial influences on how technologies are shaped within actual practices are ignored. Using a telecare project within the Dutch Responsible Innovation initiative as my starting point, I argue for a design strategy based on methodological insecurity. Such a strategy aims to leave open the possibility for patients and healthcare personnel to shape the manner in which the technology is used within an actual practice, rather than solving questions about ethics and responsibility through the means of technical requirements at the design end.

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  • Kiran, Asle H., 2012. "Does responsible innovation presuppose design instrumentalism? Examining the case of telecare at home in the Netherlands," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 34(3), pages 216-226.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:teinso:v:34:y:2012:i:3:p:216-226
    DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2012.07.001
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    1. Douglas, Conor M.W. & Panagiotoglou, Dimitra & Dragojlovic, Nick & Lynd, Larry, 2021. "Methodology for constructing scenarios for health policy research: The case of coverage decision-making for drugs for rare diseases in Canada," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 171(C).
    2. Lukovics, Miklós & Flipse, Steven M. & Udvari, Beáta & Fisher, Erik, 2017. "Responsible research and innovation in contrasting innovation environments: Socio-Technical Integration Research in Hungary and the Netherlands," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 51(C), pages 172-182.

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