Human centred computing approaches to embed responsible innovation in HCI

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The motivations and frameworks of Responsible Innovation (RI) speak to HCI in specific and powerful ways. The Human Centred Computing (HCC) theme at the University of Oxford is a centre of excellence for RI in ICT. Theme members have been involved in a range of projects that adapt HCI approaches in order to fulfil RI principles of considering the societal and ethical impacts of innovation and identifying inclusive processes which can lead to better design outcomes. In this paper, we describe two ongoing theme activities that embed RI into HCI – the RI focused ethical hackathon and anticipatory governance in relation to the responsible development of social robots. These activities exemplify our approach, which positions RI as opening up a space for reciprocal dialogue in order to advance processes that shape the trajectory of research and development in creative and beneficial ways.

Authors: Webb, H; Jirotka, M; Inglesant, P; Patel, M

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publication date: 2019-05-05
• Acceptance date: 2019-03-01
• Event title: Towards a Responsible Innovation Agenda for HCI - A CHI 2019 Workshop
• Event location: Glasgow, Scotland
• Event website: http://wp.lancs.ac.uk/hci-responsible-innovation/
• Event start date: 2019-05-04
• Event end date: 2019-05-05
• Language: English
• Keywords: responsible innovation; hackathons; stakeholder engagement; anticipatorygovernance