Boundless Innovation, Within Planetary Boundaries: A Call for Sufficiency-Driven Innovation

Boundless Innovation, Within Planetary Boundaries: A Call for Sufficiency-Driven Innovation

This WRF Position Paper calls for a fundamental shift in innovation logic — away from optimising high-throughput systems and toward redesigning provisioning systems that reduce resource demand at source. Grounded in five principles, the proposed sufficiency-driven innovation (SDI) framework reframes sufficiency not as sacrifice, but as a design principle for delivering human wellbeing within planetary boundaries.

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Publication Type

WRF position paper

Keywords

Multi-accessibility, Multi-functionality, Planetary Boundaries, Provisioning Systems, Sufficiency-driven Innovation, Sustainable Innovation

Year

2026

Author(s)

Emanuele Di Francesco, Mathias Schluep