Centre for Socially Responsible Innovations
Where innovation meets social responsibility
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About CSRI
About CSRI
The Centre for Socially Responsible Innovations (CSRI) was established in 2023 at the Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw, to provide institutional support for research and implementation activities in innovation and technology management – with a focus on the social, environmental and public consequences of innovation processes.
CSRI builds on over a decade of project work by its founding team, which between 2017 and 2025 coordinated or contributed to 28 international research projects funded through Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, with a combined budget exceeding €4 million. The Centre's research impact was formally recognised as evidence of societal influence in the 2017–2021 national evaluation of research quality in management sciences (Ministry of Education and Science, Criterion III).
Research areas
Research areas
CSRI investigates how innovation can be designed and managed in socially responsible ways. Its research spans co-creation of new products with consumers (including older adults and vulnerable groups), environmentally responsible product and packaging design, commercialisation of public research infrastructure, innovation policy and smart specialisation strategies, and support for startups addressing societal challenges in food, health and sustainability.
Methods and approach
Methods and approach
The Centre works within an action research paradigm, combining qualitative methods (interviews, observation, NVivo-supported coding) with quantitative approaches (econometric modelling of patent data, PATSTAT analysis). Research is conducted alongside practical implementation - CSRI designs, runs and studies innovation processes simultaneously.
Collaborations
Collaborations
CSRI works with universities in Cambridge, Bologna, Reading, Belfast, Leuven, Madrid, Aarhus and Munich, research institutes including TÜBITAK, ITACyL, DIL and VTT, and over 100 partner organisations across 20 European countries. In Poland, the Centre collaborates with the Polish Academy of Sciences, Łukasiewicz Research Network, Warsaw University of Life Sciences and the Jagiellonian University, among others.
The Centre's team has contributed to public policy initiatives including the GreenEvo Green Technology Accelerator (Ministry of Climate), the National Smart Specialisations working group (Ministry of Development), and advisory roles for Horizon Europe, WIPO and UNFCCC.
Team
Team
CSRI is developed through the work of researchers and professionals with expertise in innovation management, co-creation methodology, technology transfer, partnership-building and international project development. This combination of expertise reflects the interdisciplinary and application-oriented nature of the Centre’s mission.
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