Deep Institutional Innovation for Sustainability and Human Development
Ian Hughes, Edmond P. Byrne, Markus Glatz-Schmallegger, Clodagh Harris, William Hynes, Kieran Keohane, Brian Ó Gallachóir
Abstract
The present moment of deep transition, as well as being a time of danger, presents an opportunity for positive renewal. This paper develops a model of deep institutional innovation at times of historic change such as the present and outlines a research agenda aimed at initiating a holistic assessment of the main foundational institutions in society and re-imagining them in ways that will allow them to fulfill their basic ethical and effectiveness functions. Such a fundamental critique and re-imaging, the paper argues, is essential if global challenges are to be mitigated and resolved.
Topics & Concepts
SustainabilityEngineering ethicsSustainable developmentEnvironmental ethicsPolitical scienceMoment (physics)Institutional changeSociologyEpistemologyPublic administrationEngineeringLawPhilosophyEcologyBiologyClassical mechanicsPhysicsSustainable Development and Environmental PolicyInnovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine SystemsComplex Systems and Decision Making