ABSTRACT
This chapter argues that demand articulation processes constitute an important and relevant part of innovation governance when understood in a broader sense, and that this opens up new opportunities to intervene in the demand-side of innovation processes. It shows that demand articulation occurs at more places and involves a broader set of dynamics than user-producer interactions in the context of new product development, which are usually discussed in the literature, see for example. The chapter describes that Constructive Technology Assessment (CTA) approaches offer such tools. It discusses findings of our empirical studies into demand articulation processes of newly emerging sensor applications for business users in the drinking water, and food and beverages sectors and interactive workshops where actors were supported in articulating and reflecting on demands. Both sectors are envisaged as application fields for a similar set of micro- and nanotechnology-enabled platforms for sensor applications, but differ in terms of governance structures.
