Dr Lucien von Schomberg PhD, MA, BA, PGCert, CMBE

• Academic Portfolio Lead in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Sustainability – Managing a team of 11 direct reports across teaching, research, and knowledge exchange
• Programme Leader of BA Entrepreneurship & Innovation
• Module Leader of Business Ethics (400+ students), also delivered at partner institutions in Vietnam and Malaysia.
• Principal Investigator of BRIDGE (€60,000) and GEPPIE (£23,996.24), advancing game-based ethics across industry, higher education, and public policy.
• Research: responsible innovation, the philosophy of technology, and business ethics.

Teaching Awards

• Inspirational Teaching Award at the 2024 Student-Led Teaching Awards (won).
• Outstanding Personal Tutor Award at the 2024 Student-Led Teaching Awards (shortlisted).

Externally Awarded Research Grants

• PI: BRIDGE – Building Responsible and Inclusive Digitalisation through Game-Based Engagement was awarded €60,000 by REINFORCING (Horizon Europe, cascading call).
• PI: GEPPIE – Game-based Ethics and Public Policy for Inclusive Education was awarded £23,996.24 by the British Council.
• Co-PI: NOvation Forum – Reimagining Innovation for the Public Good was awarded R$110,900 by the Ministry of Education of Brazil (CAPES).
• PI: Visiting Professorship at Federal University of Paraná was awarded R$13,790 by the Ministry of Education of Brazil (CAPES).
• Co-PI: Research Tendencies in Interdisciplinary Collaborations was awarded CAD$ 31,750 by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).

Editorial Experience

• Associate Editor at Journal of Responsible Innovation.
• Member of the editorial board and guest editor of Novation: Critical Studies of Innovation.
• Member of the editorial board of Philosophy of Management.

Guest Editor

• Smolka, M., Doezema, T., & von Schomberg, L. (2024). Critique in, for, with, and of responsible innovation. Journal of Responsible Innovation, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23299460.2024.2373922
• Von Schomberg, L., & Blok, V. (2022). Responsible innovation (RI) in the midst of an innovation crisis. NOvation – Critical Studies of Innovation, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/nocsi.v0i2.91150

International Research Visits

• Visiting Professor at the Federal University of Paraná (12/2023 – 01/2024)
• Research Fellow at Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Montreal/Canada (06/2019 – 07/2019)
• Research Fellow at Arizona State University, Phoenix/United States (01/2019 – 03/2019)

Researcher for Externally Funded Projects (Cumulative Net Worth: £12,000,000)

• Innovation Study Lead for EU-funded Interreg 2 Seas FACET Project (£3,500,000, 06/2021 – 03/2023)
• Researcher for EU-funded Horizon2020 NewHoRRIzon Project (£6,000,000, 04/2020 – 06/2021)
• Research for EU-funded Horizon2020 RRING Project (£2,500,000, 04/2020 – 06/2021)

External Examiner and Programme Reviewer

• Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzho/China
• Buckinghamshire New University, Wycombe/UK
• University of East London, London/UK

Industry Engagement

• Member of the ‘Future Leaders Steering Group’ at the Institute of Business Ethics (IBE).
• Member of the board of the World Happiness Project (WHP).
• UEFA Advanced Licence holder (Seniors & Elite Youth) with 10+ years of coaching experience, including for professional clubs AFC Ajax, KRC Genk, and Oud-Heverlee Leuven.

Lucien’s research sits at the intersection of responsible innovation, philosophy of technology, and business ethics. He studies how innovation shapes public life, power, and responsibility. His work draws on political philosophy, with strong influences from Hannah Arendt, to examine innovation as a civic and moral practice rather than a purely economic one.

A core focus is ethics in and through technology. He examines artificial intelligence, digitalisation, and surveillance capitalism, asking how societies can govern innovation without reducing ethics to risk checklists or compliance tools. This includes work on constructive and participatory approaches to AI ethics.

He also researches game-based and experiential methods for ethics education. Through founding the ethixCube™, his scholarship explores how play, dialogue, and collective judgement can support ethical reasoning in higher education, industry, and public policy.

Across these strands, a recurring question guides his work: how can innovation remain plural, political, and responsible?

• Von Schomberg, L. (January 22, 2026). "ethixCube™ - Co-Creating the Future of Ethics Education Through Gamification". Blog by Scholarship Excellence in Business Education. Available at: https://blogs.gre.ac.uk/sebe/ethixcube-rethinking-ethics-education-through-gamification/
• Lawlor-Morrison, L. (October 29, 2025). "The Architecture of Innovation: Lessons from a Football Academy". Blog by Networks and Urban Systems Centre. Available at: https://blogs.gre.ac.uk/nusc/2025/10/29/the-architecture-of-innovation-lessons-from-a-football-academy/
• Von Schomberg, L. (September 13, 2025). "True and Responsible Innovation". Podcast by School to Startup. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtUWmSnGa18&list=PLHUfndi0ZNJW2yM7cbBxQqEp1wA2YwohM&index=11
• Von Schomberg, L. (August 13, 2025). “Lucien von Schomberg on Entrepreneurship & Innovation”. Podcast by Greenwich Means Business. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbZhXUFXp_s
• Von Schomberg, L. (October 3, 2023). “Mind over Machine”. Podcast Host for The Navigator. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITdeHcMOBG8&t=921s.
• Von Schomberg, L (December 19, 2022). “How to Stimulate Circularity in Tourism – Final Conference FACET”. TV Host for Impuls Zeeland. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bspT67meth8.
• Von Schomberg, L (February 11, 2022). “Verantwoord innoveren geeft burger moed”. Interview by Resource. Available at: https://edepot.wur.nl/564847.
• Von Schomberg, L (February 10, 2022). “Responsible Innovation Empowers People”. Interview by Resource. Available at: https://edepot.wur.nl/565680.
• Von Schomberg, L. (January 31, 2022). “A Day in the Life”. Interview by Greenwich Business School. Available at: https://www.gre.ac.uk/articles/bus/a-day-in-the-life-4.
• Sciacca, A., von Schomberg, L., & Brutyn, E. (August 16, 2022) “Belgian B&B implements sustainable circular solutions: A case study.” Blog by the ‘Good Tourism’ Blog. Available at: https://goodtourismblog.com/2022/08/belgian-bandb-implements[1]sustainable-circular-solutions-a-case-study.
• Von Schomberg, L. (June 15, 2021). “Creativity and Innovation in Football”. Podcast by The Coaches’ Room. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBRWPFP-V3g.
• Von Schomberg, L. (July 22, 2020). “Cognition in Sports”. Interview by Sportified Nutrition.

Journal Publications

• von Schomberg, L., De Vita, K., Ghinoi, S., De Vita, R., & O’Rourke, G. (2025). Innovation in sport organisations: the role of formal organisational structures and informal networks. Sport Management Review, 28(5), 1054–1081. https://doi.org/10.1080/14413523.2025.2534245.

• von Schomberg, L. (2024). Van Vita Activa naar Voetbal: De Invloed van Hannah Arendt op de Opleidingsfilosofie van KRC Genk. Wijsgerig Persperctief 64(3), 34–41. https://doi.org/10.5117/WP2024.3.005.SCHO.

• von Schomberg, L. (2024). The Critique of Management: An Interview with Vincent Blok. Philosophy of Management.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s40926-024-00250-1.

• von Schomberg, L., & Blok, V. (2023). It Takes Two to Tango: Toward a Political Concept of Responsible Innovation. Journal of Responsible Innovation 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23299460.2023.2264616.

• von Schomberg, L., & Blok, V. (2021). Technology in the Age of Innovation: Responsible Innovation as a New Subdomain Within the Philosophy of Technology. Philos. Technol. 34, 309–323. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13347-019-00386-3.

• von Schomberg, L., & Blok, V. (2021). The Turbulent Age of Innovation. Synthese 198, 4667–4683. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-018-01950-8.

Books

• von Schomberg, L. (2022). Raising the Sail of Innovation: Philosophical Explorations on Responsible Innovation. Wageningen University. https://doi.org/10.18174/560519.

Book Chapters

• De Vita, K., Wang, M., Tan, Liting., Von Schomberg, L., & Lawlor-Morrison, N. (2026). The role of technology in promoting student engagement and belonging: A study of Chinese students in the UK. Marginson, S. & Zuoyu, Z. (Eds.) Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: A practical textbook for education practitioners. Springer Nature.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-*******2415-0_12

• von Schomberg, L. (2025). Towards a Constructive Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism. In: Hoffmann, C.H., Bansal, D. (eds) AI Ethics in Practice. Integrated Science, vol 35. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-87023-1_16

• von Schomberg, L. (2025). Responsible research and innovation. In P. Eriksson et al. (Eds.), Elgar Encyclopedia of Innovation Management (pp. 266–267). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035306459.00079

• von Schomberg, L., & Von Schomberg, R. (2023). Responsible Research and Innovation as Social Innovation. Howaldt, J., & Kaletka, C. (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Social Innovation. Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800373358.ch70

• Blok, V., & Von Schomberg, L. (2022). Introduction. Blok, V. (Eds.) Putting Responsible Research and Innovation into Practice. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14710-4_1.

• von Schomberg, L. (2021). Challenges for Responsible Innovation. Godin, B., Vinck, D., & Gaglio, G. (Eds.) Handbook of Alternative Theories of Innovation. Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789902303.00018

Editorial Articles

• Bagattolli, C., Brandão, T., & von Schomberg, L. (2025). Editorial — Novation Forum II: «Reimagining Innovation for the Public Good» — Reflections from the II NOvation Forum. NOvation — Critical Studies of Innovation, (7), i-v. https://doi.org/10.5380/nocsi.i7.102435

• Smolka, M., Doezema, T., & von Schomberg, L. (2024). Critique in, for, with, and of responsible innovation. Journal of Responsible Innovation, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23299460.2024.2373922

• Von Schomberg, L., & Blok, V. (2022). Responsible innovation (RI) in the midst of an innovation crisis. NOvation – Critical Studies of Innovation, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/nocsi.v0i2.91150

Plays

• von Schomberg, L. (2025). Kapellmeister: A Glimpse From Within the Gestell [Short play]. Produced at Union Theatre (25 May 2025) and Etcetera Theatre (15 June 2025). Directed by Ashley Karaweigh. Available here.

Whitepapers

• Chan, J. H., Roskam, H., van Maldegem, A., Ieromonachou, P., Sciacca, A., von Schomberg, L., Coles, A.M., Witt, S., Zavala, J., Métreau, E., Debruyne, D., Brinkman, M. (2023). Accelerating the adoption of the Circular Economy in the tourism and leisure sector: the 3-M Framework as the Foundation of Circular Entrepreneurship. Interreg 2 Seas project FACET. https://doi.org/10.48544/dd91dfe3-044a-409a-85bd-9a7860ecdefd.

• Von Schomberg, L. Responsible Innovation and the Ethics of Technology (June 28, 2025). Presented at Presented at Society of Philosophy and Technology Conference (SPT). Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

• Von Schomberg, L. (keynote),  Rethinking the Curriculum in the Age of AI (June 18, 2025). Presented at Use and Ethics of AI Symposium. London, UK.

• Von Schomberg, L. Towards a Constructive Ethics of AI (May 7, 2025). Presented at 23rd Annual STS Conference. Graz, Austria.

• Von Schomberg, L. Towards a Constructive Ethics of AI (September 4, 2024). Presented at the 2nd Novation Forum: Reimagining Innovation for the Public Good. Curitiba, Brasil.

• Von Schomberg, L. (keynote), EthixCube: Juego Pedagógico de Ética (August 6, 2024). Presented at Modas Alternativas de Innovación. Bogota, Colombia.

• Von Schomberg, L. (keynote), Inovación Responsable (August 4, 2024). Presented at Modas Alternativas de Innovación. Bogota, Colombia.

• Von Schomberg, L., O’Rourke, G., Sadiye, E., & Chan, J. Unveiling the Challenges of Circular Entrepreneurship in Tourism (June 19, 2024). Presented atGreenwich Business Conference. London, UK.

• Von Schomberg, L. & Arany-Toth, A. EthixCube: Empowering Ethical Decision-Making and Inclusive Learning Through Innovative Game Design (February 29, 2024). Presented at SEBE Symposium. London, United Kingdom.

• Von Schomberg, E. & von Schomberg, L., Philoxenia: Promoting Informal Education (August 24, 2023). Presented at CEMS Induction Event. Lisbon, Portugal.

• Von Schomberg, L. & Blok, V. Progressive AI for a Pluralistic World: Navigating the Challenges of Surveillance Capitalism (June 10, 2023). Presented at Society of Philosophy and Technology Conference (SPT). Tokyo, Japan.

• Von Schomberg, L. A Framework of Self-Leadership and Innovation in Football (June 3, 2023). Presented at Philosophy of Management Conference. Oxford, UK.

• Von Schomberg L. Invited panel speaker at Future Trends and Strategy in Business (March 29, 2023). London, United Kingdom.

• Von Schomberg, L.,& Chan, J. Navigating the Intersection of Responsible Innovation and Politics in Circular Tourism (March 16, 2023). Presented at The Conference on Managing Tourism Across Continents. Istanbul, Türkiye.

• Von Schomberg, L. Hannah Arendt Scores a Hattrick: On the Nature of Labour, Work, and Action in Football (October 21, 2022). Presented at CzechPhilosophy of Sport Conference. České Budějovice, Czech Republic.

• Von Schomberg, L. The Existential Responsibility of Being Creative (August 16, 2022). Presented at Philosophy of Sport Conference. Penn State University, United States.

• Von Schomberg, L. Towards a Framework of Personal Tutoring: What can we learn from Professional Football? (June 23, 2022). Presented at Learning & Teaching Festival. London, United Kingdom.

• Von Schomberg, L. Towards a Vision of Creativity in Professional Football Academies (June 8, 2022). Presented at ISPIM Innovation Conference. Copenhagen, Denmark.

• De Vita, K. & Von Schomberg, L. Co-Creating the Future of Football (June 7, 2022). Presented at ISPIM Innovation Conference. Copenhagen, Denmark.

• Von Schomberg, L. It Takes Two to Tango: Towards a Political Concept of Responsible Innovation (September 17, 2021). Presented at NOvation Forum. Montreal, Canada.

• Von Schomberg, L. Raising the Sail of Innovation: Philosophical Explorations on Responsible Innovation (September 3, 2021). Presented at Framing Innovation in a Networked World: Interdisciplinary Workshop. Rotterdam, the Netherlands.