Insiders’ Views of the Valley of Death: Behavioral and Institutional Perspectives

Wolfe, Amy K.; Bjornstad, D.J.; Shumpert, B.L.; Wang, Stephanie A.; Lenhardt, W. Christopher; Campa, Maria Fernanda

doi:10.1093/biosci/bit015

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“…Second, because it can be used to represent the connections among multiple stages along the biofuels supply chain, a dynamic model can offer insight into localized as well as system-level factors that impact possible evolution paths. Observers point out that in many technology-driven fields analysts tend to draw a narrow boundary around their efforts, leaving "it to some unidentified outside party to find the product, pick it up, and move it forward" (Wolfe et al, 2013). For biofuels, there are analytic simplifications that come from drawing an analysis boundary around a single conversion technology while assuming favorable feedstock availability, feedstock prices and end-product market demand.…”

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Lessons from a large‐scale systems dynamics modeling project: the example of the biomass scenario model

Peterson¹,

Bush

Inman

et al. 2019

System Dynamics Review

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The biomass scenario model (BSM) is a dynamic model of the biomass‐to‐biofuels supply chain in the U.S.A., developed during a multi‐year analysis effort conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), under sponsorship from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO). The BSM project, which received the 2018 Applications Award by the International System Dynamics Society, has supported collaborative analyses, developed scenarios for industry development and facilitated stakeholder engagement. We summarize insights gained from the BSM project that may be useful to other large‐scale dynamic modeling efforts. We summarize the project focus, the analysis process, key outcomes and observations on successful execution of such a product. Key points include the value of a multidisciplinary team with clear roles, engagement of experts and stakeholders, and use and reuse of simple, modular structures. The overall effort suggests that these practices may aid long‐term, team‐focused, multi‐stakeholder modeling efforts. © 2019 System Dynamics Society

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Section: Project Focus Genesis and Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Lessons from a large‐scale systems dynamics modeling project: the example of the biomass scenario model

Peterson¹,

Bush

Inman

et al. 2019

System Dynamics Review

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“…On many dimensions, ATTRACT has been designed to directly address the ineffectual transition -or disconnection -between the technology-push instruments (applied in the early phases) and the technology-pull instruments (the later entry of private capital) (Auerswald and Branscomb 2003;Wolfe et al 2014). In this respect, ATTRACT is distinctive from recent instruments, such as FET, given that focal actors include both research infrastructures and industrial players, and equal protagonism is given to both supply and demand sides.…”

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Systematising Serendipity for Big Science Infrastructures: the ATTRACT Project

Wareham¹,

Priego²,

Nordberg

et al. 2019

SSRN Journal

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The potential of big science research infrastructures to make contributions far beyond their scientific purview has long been acknowledged. However, less consensus exists about the specific mechanisms with which such value can realised. This paper describes the ATTRACT project. A novel approach funded with €20 million by the European Commission Horizon 2020 programme, ATTRACT 1 represents a consortium of leading European scientific centres, academic institutions, and industry associations formed to harness their world-class scientific instrumentation technologies towards entrepreneurship within European economies. ATTRACT will award 170 projects centred on breakthrough imaging and detection technologies €100,000 each to develop a proof-of-concept within one year. With the goal of scaling a select few of the most promising projects, ATTRACT will facilitate additional iterations of public and private funding along with relevant commercial and legal support to bridge the gap between supply-push and demand-pull innovation policy instruments. The paper describes the ATTRACT project: its motivation, philosophy, design, and results to date.

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“…One additional example of how the concept of 'valley' grips the imagination is in the phrase 'valley of death.' This refers to areas of society in which policy and practice lag behind research evidence (Wolf et al 2013).…”

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Introduction: fronting valleys in social science research

Aguiar,

Senese,

French

2023

The Elgar Companion to Valleys

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Insiders’ Views of the Valley of Death: Behavioral and Institutional Perspectives

Cited by 5 publications

References 20 publications

Lessons from a large‐scale systems dynamics modeling project: the example of the biomass scenario model

Lessons from a large‐scale systems dynamics modeling project: the example of the biomass scenario model

Systematising Serendipity for Big Science Infrastructures: the ATTRACT Project

Introduction: fronting valleys in social science research

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