System innovation for sustainability at product development level: a conceptual framework

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aut.researcherGaziulusoy, Idil
dc.contributor.authorGaziulusoy, I
dc.contributor.editorHaoming, Z
dc.contributor.editorKorvenmaa, P
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-11T03:50:30Z
dc.date.available2012-04-11T03:50:30Z
dc.date.copyright2011
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractIt is now commonly accepted that, in order to achieve sustainability, the socio-technical systems which fulfil social functions such as housing, food, mobility need to be transformed. This transformation is known as system innovation and requires multi-scale and systemic approaches to innovation. The literature on system innovation has provided explanations regarding how companies and product development activities fit into the big and long-term picture of system innovation only to a certain extent and this area remains largely neglected in the literature. In order to address this gap, this paper presents a conceptual framework explaining how innovation efforts at the micro-level (i.e. product/service development) can systemically be aligned with those efforts at the macro-level (i.e. socio-technical systems). The framework is prescriptive and states that companies are part of society and thus, their strategic goals should not be contradictory to visions of society and these goals should be aligned with the goals of the society envisioned to achieve sustainability. This requires companies to acknowledge the long-term visions of the society during their strategy development to guide their decisions on product development.
dc.identifier.citationThe Tao of Sustainability: An International Conference on Sustainable Design Strategies in a Globalization Context, BEijing, China, 2011-10-27 - 2011-10-29
dc.identifier.isbn978-7-5609-7384-5
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/3696
dc.publisherAUT University
dc.relation.urihttp://www.conference.lens-china.org/index-eng.html
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dc.subjectSystem innovation
dc.subjectSustainability
dc.subjectProduct development
dc.subjectProduct design
dc.titleSystem innovation for sustainability at product development level: a conceptual framework
dc.typeConference Contribution
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