A systems thinking approach to reimagining innovation models: The example of clean hydrogen

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-05-19 DOI:10.1002/sres.3016

Sue McAvoy, Cristyn Meath, Agnes Toth-Peter, Ninad Jagdish, Jurij Karlovsek

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Abstract

As global temperatures, ocean heat and greenhouse gases reach record levels, transitioning to renewable energy systems offers hope for climate stabilisation. Globally, renewable capacity rose by 50% from 2022 to 2023. Clean hydrogen is attracting strong investment, yet its development is challenging as it requires supply chain‐wide innovation. Sustainably transitioning to hydrogen will require thinking and acting systemically, as opposed to current business‐as‐usual innovation. Whilst hinting at non‐linear relations and feedback loops, prevailing representations of innovation theories remain largely devoid of the feedback structures evident in transitioning socio‐technical systems. In this paper, generational innovation theories are recast as causal loop diagrams (CLDs), and the Success to the Successful archetype is modified to reflect the multi‐level perspective on transition theory. The outcome is twofold: to promote thinking systemically when innovating and diagnosing issues, and to show how CLDs can help elucidate the factors and interactions influencing hydrogen's trajectory.

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以系统思维方法重新构想创新模式：以清洁氢气为例

随着全球气温、海洋热量和温室气体达到创纪录的水平，向可再生能源系统过渡为气候稳定带来了希望。从 2022 年到 2023 年，全球可再生能源发电量将增长 50%。清洁氢能正吸引着大量投资，但其发展却充满挑战，因为它需要整个供应链的创新。可持续地向氢能过渡需要系统性的思考和行动，而不是目前一切照旧的创新。虽然创新理论暗示了非线性关系和反馈回路，但普遍的创新理论表述在很大程度上仍然缺乏转型期社会技术系统中明显的反馈结构。本文将世代创新理论重塑为因果循环图（CLD），并修改了 "从成功到成功 "原型，以反映过渡理论的多层次视角。其结果有两个方面：促进在创新和诊断问题时进行系统思考，并说明因果循环图如何有助于阐明影响氢的轨迹的因素和相互作用。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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