How can technology assessment tools support sustainable innovation? A systematic literature review and synthesis

Parolin, Giácomo; McAloone, Tim C.; Pigosso, Daniela C.A.

doi:10.1016/j.technovation.2023.102881

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“…Furthermore, properties can sometimes be called universal virtues, due to their importance in a product's life cycle (Olesen, 1992). Finally, indicators are measurable translations of properties or characteristics, and can be split into lagging indicators when closely related to properties and leading indicators when linked to characteristics (Parolin et al, 2024).…”

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“…Sustainability can be a broad, somewhat intangible, and value-ridden concept, which makes defining and assessing it a difficult undertaking (Sala et al, 2015;Stevels, 2001). While there are several tools and approaches to support trade-off decisions (including Multiple Criteria Decision Methods (MCDM), such as Multi-Attribute Utility Theory (MAUT) and Analytic Hierarchical Process (AHP) (Belton and Stewart, 2002)), manufacturing companies still struggle to effectively employ them (Parolin et al, 2024). Other scientific disciplines, such as Decision-Based Design (Hazelrigg, 1998) and Systems Engineering (Parnell et al, 2010), also propose several tools to deal with engineering design decision making.…”

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“…Furthermore, existing tools might be hard to use or not well tailored for the research and development process (Villamil and Hallstedt, 2021). Consequently, there is a need for effectively supporting trade-offs in early design for sustainability (Parolin et al, 2024). Having this as our fundamental goal, this paper aims to investigate the challenges that manufacturing companies face when dealing with trade-offs in the context of early design for sustainability.…”

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What's the catch? Trade-off challenges in early design for sustainability

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Trade-offs involving multiple criteria that cannot be satisfied at the same time are ubiquitous in engineering design activities. Navigating trade-off decisions can be challenging, especially when it comes to sustainability-related decisions in early-stage projects. Through a systematic literature review, we unravel the challenges related to sustainability trade-offs in technology development, concept design, and other front-end of innovation activities. The challenges, which were evaluated by experts from industry and academia, range from technical and organisational to psychological aspects.

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What's the catch? Trade-off challenges in early design for sustainability

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Technological Intervention in Frugal Innovation among Ethnic Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets: A Study of Fashion Industry in Mexico

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2024

Palgrave Studies of Entrepreneurship and Social Challenges in Developing Economies

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Assessing emerging sustainability-oriented technologies: the case of precision agriculture

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The pressing need for a transition towards a more sustainable economy has given rise to sustainability-oriented innovations (SOIs). The development of SOIs involves a wide range of emerging technologies, some of which are highly uncertain and may have the potential to transform an existing industry. Thus, the identification and assessment of emerging technologies is pivotal for established companies to evaluate business opportunities as well as for researchers and policy makers to support the transition to a more sustainable economy. Therefore, we aim to contribute by offering a new approach that seeks to assess such emerging technologies that contribute to sustainability transition (i.e., sustainability-oriented technologies (SOTs)) by means of spectral cluster analysis based on the semantic similarities of scientific research articles in the field of precision agriculture (PA); a case example where multiple SOIs occur. Our analyses reveal that spectral cluster analysis is a suitable approach for assessing emerging SOTs. In addition, multi-perspective assessments based on, inter alia, related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Web of Science subject categories, strategic diagrams, and business models allows to render a holistic assessment of a scientific research area (in this case PA) and its emerging SOTs as well as their evolution into commercial SOIs.

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How can technology assessment tools support sustainable innovation? A systematic literature review and synthesis

Cited by 12 publications

References 134 publications

What's the catch? Trade-off challenges in early design for sustainability

What's the catch? Trade-off challenges in early design for sustainability

Technological Intervention in Frugal Innovation among Ethnic Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets: A Study of Fashion Industry in Mexico

Assessing emerging sustainability-oriented technologies: the case of precision agriculture

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