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This timely book takes an insightful look at rethinking innovation
and how lessons can be learnt from what is a major turning point in
our contemporary societies: the urgent need to reduce the use or
consumption of certain substances and technologies due to the
dangers they pose to our environments and current way of life.
Using theoretical reflection and empirical work in a broad range of
sectors including agriculture, food, health, religion, energy,
packaging, markets and digital technology, eminent scholars utilise
new perspectives to enrich our understanding of innovation
processes and how these can be transformed. New Horizons for
Innovation Studies provides a deep dive into what our production
and consumption processes are, how they could be innovated
differently and how those innovations could interrogate social
science concepts and in particular science and technology studies.
Chapters explore key case studies and topics for innovation
studies, such as the reduced use of antibiotics and pesticides,
car-free cities, bans on plastic use and decreasing meat
consumption. Further, the book challenges both the partial and
complete withdrawal of certain substances and technologies that
currently sit at the heart of our contemporary lifestyles using
global case studies to illustrate the practices involved and the
emergence of alternatives as well as the potential resistance,
risks and outcomes. This engaging book will provide a
thought-provoking read for scholars and graduate students in
innovation policy, science and technology studies and public
policy.
This insightful Handbook scrutinizes alternative concepts and
approaches to the dominant economic or industrial theories of
innovation. Providing an assessment of these approaches, it
questions the absence of these neglected types of innovation and
suggests diverse theories. International contributors provide a
historical and critical analysis of all aspects of innovation,
answering important questions such as 'are we just reinventing the
wheel?'. Examining concepts that have existed for over a decade,
chapters provide clarity on answering this question and investigate
whether progress is actually being made. Split into seven parts,
starting with the visions of innovation and reviewing multiple
approaches and types of innovation, as well as utilising case
studies to illustrate theories, this timely book provides an
excellent update to this field. This Handbook will be an invaluable
resource for scholars and researchers of business management and
public policy as well as policy makers and stakeholders.
This insightful Handbook scrutinizes alternative concepts and
approaches to the dominant economic or industrial theories of
innovation. Providing an assessment of these approaches, it
questions the absence of these neglected types of innovation and
suggests diverse theories. International contributors provide a
historical and critical analysis of all aspects of innovation,
answering important questions such as 'are we just reinventing the
wheel?'. Examining concepts that have existed for over a decade,
chapters provide clarity on answering this question and investigate
whether progress is actually being made. Split into seven parts,
starting with the visions of innovation and reviewing multiple
approaches and types of innovation, as well as utilising case
studies to illustrate theories, this timely book provides an
excellent update to this field. This Handbook will be an invaluable
resource for scholars and researchers of business management and
public policy as well as policy makers and stakeholders.
This stimulating book proposes the concept of staging as a tool for
planning and facilitating design and innovation activities. Drawing
on a predominantly Scandinavian tradition of participatory design
research and sociotechnical perspectives from actor-network theory,
it discusses how staging can enable co-design, sustainable
transitions and social and radical innovation. Â Expert
researchers and practitioners present in-depth case studies on how
staging can be used in practice, including co-design within the
health sector, product development in industry, energy practices
and urban development. Chapters also explore theoretical and
conceptual developments, such as the possible spaces for staging,
the role of material objects, travel and circulation of knowledge
and the use of spatial and theatrical metaphors. Reflecting on how
staging is practiced in a variety of settings, the book illustrates
collaborative strategies that shape design and innovation
processes. Â This book is critical reading for academics and
students with an interest in public policy, knowledge management
and organizational innovation. Providing actionable strategies
based on participatory design, shaping technology and
organizational theory, it will also be beneficial for design
engineers, city planners and technology managers.
More than ever before, science and technology play a significant
role in modern society as evidenced by the development of
nanotechnologies and the controversies surrounding GMOs and climate
change. This book comprehensively explores the flourishing field of
science and technology studies and examines its creation,
development and interaction with contemporary society. Dominique
Vinck examines the various relationships between science and
society including the emergence of sciences, the dynamics of
innovation and technical democracy. He also investigates the
principal social mechanisms of science and technology such as
institutions, organizations, exchanges between researchers and the
construction of scientific knowledge, expertise and innovation. The
book provides a thorough overview of the field and reviews the
major theoretical and methodological approaches as well as the
current state of research on a range of topics. This original book
will strongly appeal to students and researchers in the social
sciences including economics, the management of innovation,
political science and the sociology of science. All those
interested in the debate on the role of science and technology in
society will also find this book to be of great interest.
Different theories, models and narratives of innovation compete for
both legitimacy and authority. However, despite the variations,
they all offer a consistent pro-innovation bias, dismissing
resistance as irrational, and overlooking the value of non-users
and collateral impacts. This book asks, what has been left out? It
offers a reflexive view and invites researchers to consider new
avenues of research, through a critique of current representations
of innovation. The chapters provide a different viewpoint on
innovation by exploring what has been omitted from traditional
innovation studies. The book examines imitation, non-innovative
roles, resistance to innovation, slow innovation, the rationale of
non-users, failure, withdrawal, collateral impacts and alternative
models. Calling for new definitions and frameworks, the editors
have created a critical program for innovation studies with new
avenues for future research. Offering state-of-the-art discussion
of theories, models, narratives and ideologies of innovation and
alternative approaches, this book will be an essential resource for
scholars in technology and innovation, management, engineering,
political and social sciences. It will also appeal to policy-makers
in the science and technology sector. Contributors include: C.
Bagattolli, M.W. Bauer, L. Becerra, K. Berglund, T. Brandao, C.
Canibano, M.I. Encinar, G. Gaglio, S. Garrido, B. Godin, F. Goulet,
J. Juhl, J. Langrish, K.-H. Leitner, F.-F. Munoz, S.M. Pfotenhauer,
B. Segercrantz, J. Soederberg, K.-E. Sveiby, H. Thomas, D. Vinck,
L. Vinsel
More than ever before, science and technology play a significant
role in modern society as evidenced by the development of
nanotechnologies and the controversies surrounding GMOs and climate
change. This book comprehensively explores the flourishing field of
science and technology studies and examines its creation,
development and interaction with contemporary society. Dominique
Vinck examines the various relationships between science and
society including the emergence of sciences, the dynamics of
innovation and technical democracy. He also investigates the
principal social mechanisms of science and technology such as
institutions, organizations, exchanges between researchers and the
construction of scientific knowledge, expertise and innovation. The
book provides a thorough overview of the field and reviews the
major theoretical and methodological approaches as well as the
current state of research on a range of topics. This original book
will strongly appeal to students and researchers in the social
sciences including economics, the management of innovation,
political science and the sociology of science. All those
interested in the debate on the role of science and technology in
society will also find this book to be of great interest.
This open access book explores how children draw god. It looks at
children's drawings collected in a large variety of cultural and
religious traditions. Coverage demonstrates the richness of drawing
as a method for studying representations of the divine. In the
process, it also contributes to our understanding of this concept,
its origins, and its development. This intercultural work brings
together scholars from different disciplines and countries,
including Switzerland, Japan, Russia, Iran, Brazil, and the
Netherlands. It does more than share the results of their research
and analysis. The volume also critically examines the contributions
and limitations of this methodology. In addition, it also reflects
on the new empirical and theoretical perspectives within the
broader framework of the study of this concept. The concept of god
is one of the most difficult to grasp. This volume offers new
insights by focusing on the many different ways children depict god
throughout the world. Readers will discover the importance of
spatial imagery and color choices in drawings of god. They will
also learn about how the divine's emotional expression correlates
to age, gender, and religiosity as well as strategies used by
children who are prohibited from representing their god.
This open access book explores how children draw god. It looks at
children's drawings collected in a large variety of cultural and
religious traditions. Coverage demonstrates the richness of drawing
as a method for studying representations of the divine. In the
process, it also contributes to our understanding of this concept,
its origins, and its development. This intercultural work brings
together scholars from different disciplines and countries,
including Switzerland, Japan, Russia, Iran, Brazil, and the
Netherlands. It does more than share the results of their research
and analysis. The volume also critically examines the contributions
and limitations of this methodology. In addition, it also reflects
on the new empirical and theoretical perspectives within the
broader framework of the study of this concept. The concept of god
is one of the most difficult to grasp. This volume offers new
insights by focusing on the many different ways children depict god
throughout the world. Readers will discover the importance of
spatial imagery and color choices in drawings of god. They will
also learn about how the divine's emotional expression correlates
to age, gender, and religiosity as well as strategies used by
children who are prohibited from representing their god.
New perspectives on digital scholarship that speak to today's
computational realities Scholars across the humanities, social
sciences, and information sciences are grappling with how best to
study virtual environments, use computational tools in their
research, and engage audiences with their results. Classic work in
science and technology studies (STS) has played a central role in
how these fields analyze digital technologies, but many of its key
examples do not speak to today’s computational realities. This
groundbreaking collection brings together a world-class group of
contributors to refresh the canon for contemporary digital
scholarship. In twenty-five pioneering and incisive essays, this
unique digital field guide offers innovative new approaches to
digital scholarship, the design of digital tools and objects, and
the deployment of critically grounded technologies for analysis and
discovery. Contributors cover a broad range of topics, including
software development, hackathons, digitized objects, diversity in
the tech sector, and distributed scientific collaborations. They
discuss methodological considerations of social networks and data
analysis, design projects that can translate STS concepts into
durable scientific work, and much more. Featuring a concise
introduction by Janet Vertesi and David Ribes and accompanied by an
interactive microsite, this book provides new perspectives on
digital scholarship that will shape the agenda for tomorrow’s
generation of STS researchers and practitioners.
New perspectives on digital scholarship that speak to today's
computational realities Scholars across the humanities, social
sciences, and information sciences are grappling with how best to
study virtual environments, use computational tools in their
research, and engage audiences with their results. Classic work in
science and technology studies (STS) has played a central role in
how these fields analyze digital technologies, but many of its key
examples do not speak to today's computational realities. This
groundbreaking collection brings together a world-class group of
contributors to refresh the canon for contemporary digital
scholarship. In twenty-five pioneering and incisive essays, this
unique digital field guide offers innovative new approaches to
digital scholarship, the design of digital tools and objects, and
the deployment of critically grounded technologies for analysis and
discovery. Contributors cover a broad range of topics, including
software development, hackathons, digitized objects, diversity in
the tech sector, and distributed scientific collaborations. They
discuss methodological considerations of social networks and data
analysis, design projects that can translate STS concepts into
durable scientific work, and much more. Featuring a concise
introduction by Janet Vertesi and David Ribes and accompanied by an
interactive microsite, this book provides new perspectives on
digital scholarship that will shape the agenda for tomorrow's
generation of STS researchers and practitioners.
A guide to the everyday working world of engineers, written by
researchers trained in both engineering and sociology. Everyday
Engineering was written to help future engineers understand what
they are going to be doing in their everyday working lives, so that
they can do their work more effectively and with a broader social
vision. It will also give sociologists deeper insights into the
sociotechnical world of engineering. The book consists of
ethnographic studies in which the authors, all trained in both
engineering and sociology, go into the field as
participant-observers. The sites and types of engineering explored
include mechanical design in manufacturing industries, instrument
design, software debugging, environmental management within
companies, and the implementation of a system for separating
household waste. The book is organized in three parts. The first
part introduces the complexity of technical practices. The second
part enters the social and cultural worlds of designers to grasp
their practices and motivations. The third part examines the role
of writing practices and graphical representation. The epilogue
uses the case studies to raise a series of questions about how
objects can be taken into account in sociological analyses of human
organizations.
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