By: |
Peschl, Markus F.;
Fundneider, Thomas |
Abstract: |
Innovation has become one of the most important issues in modern knowledge
society. As opposed to radical innovation this paper introduces the concept of
Emergent Innovation: this approach tries to balance and integrate the demand
both for radically new knowledge and at the same time for an organic
development from within the organization. From a more general perspective one
can boil down this problem to the question of how to cope with the new and
with profound change (in knowledge). This question will be dealt with in the
first part of the paper. As an implication the alternative approach of
Emergent Innovation will be presented in the second part: this approach looks
at innovation as a socio-epistemological process of “learning from the future”
in order to create (radically) new knowledge in a sustainable and “organic”
manner. Implications for knowledge society will be discussed. |
Keywords: |
Knowledge society; (radical vs. incremental) innovation; emergent innovation; knowledge creation; change |
JEL: |
Q55 O32 D83 O31 O3 |
Date: |
2008–09 |
URL: |
http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:10215&r=ipr |