Elin Merethe Oftedal

Elin Merethe Oftedal is a Professor of Organizational and Management Studies at the Department of Media and Social Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stavanger. She is a leading scholar in responsible innovation, with a strong focus on digital health, user inclusion, sustainability, and organizational transformation. Her work bridges academia and industry, emphasizing ethical innovation and stakeholder engagement.

• University: University of Stavanger
• School: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Department: Department of Media and Social Studies
• Position: Professor
• Email: elin.m.oftedal@uis.no

Her research centers on responsible innovation, particularly in healthcare and green technologies. She investigates how users, especially elderly populations, can be meaningfully included in innovation processes. Her work explores institutional barriers to innovation, legitimacy in energy transitions, and the role of universities as catalysts for sustainable change. Themes include digital health apps, carbon utilization, living labs, and citizen science.

The recent publications highlight a strong trend toward interdisciplinary, socially responsible innovation. Her work frequently appears in high-impact journals and edited volumes, focusing on user empowerment, ethical frameworks, and sustainability. Collaborative projects examine boundary innovation spaces, such as the Norwegian Smart Care Lab, and how socio-emotional aspects affect elderly adoption of eHealth technologies.

She has no listed scientific awards in the provided text.

Elin Merethe Oftedal actively supervises and collaborates with early-career researchers and has presented numerous papers at international conferences such as ISPIM and Paper-slams. She is involved in projects promoting user inclusion in research dissemination and citizen science initiatives. While formal advisees are not listed, her collaborative network suggests mentorship roles. She has participated in grant-funded research on responsible innovation, user engagement, and sustainable transitions, though specific grants are not detailed.

She contributes to innovation labs and teams such as the Norwegian Smart Care Lab and participates in citizen science projects like 'Releasing the power of users.' Her work emphasizes collaborative, boundary-spanning innovation spaces that integrate academic, industry, and community stakeholders to co-create responsible solutions.