TY - JOUR
T1 - Innovation and creativity : Beyond diffusion
T2 - On ordered (thus determinable) action and creative organization
AU - Michelsen, Anders Ib
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The article confronts Cornelius Castoriadis' philosophy of 'the imaginary institution of society' with issues of innovation in a knowledge society and outlines a new notion of innovation as creative organization. It will take a critical approach to innovation from a historical perspective of postwar systems theory and introduce Castoriadis' philosophy as an interesting option in this regard. It proceeds in four parts: (a) First, it debates the limits of the commonplace metaphor of diffusion and adoption in today's debate on innovation. (b) Second, it will present aspects of Castoriadis's thought as an alternative, in particular his debate on imagination and the proto-institution of legein/teukhein — ordered action. (c) On this background it will treat a case from the Danish innovation industry, the firm Zentropa WorkZ's programme of 'Dramatic Innovation' as an interesting example of an innovation format addressing creativity. (d) In conclusion, it will briefly debate creative knowledge formation in a knowledge society by pondering relations between innovation and current science.
AB - The article confronts Cornelius Castoriadis' philosophy of 'the imaginary institution of society' with issues of innovation in a knowledge society and outlines a new notion of innovation as creative organization. It will take a critical approach to innovation from a historical perspective of postwar systems theory and introduce Castoriadis' philosophy as an interesting option in this regard. It proceeds in four parts: (a) First, it debates the limits of the commonplace metaphor of diffusion and adoption in today's debate on innovation. (b) Second, it will present aspects of Castoriadis's thought as an alternative, in particular his debate on imagination and the proto-institution of legein/teukhein — ordered action. (c) On this background it will treat a case from the Danish innovation industry, the firm Zentropa WorkZ's programme of 'Dramatic Innovation' as an interesting example of an innovation format addressing creativity. (d) In conclusion, it will briefly debate creative knowledge formation in a knowledge society by pondering relations between innovation and current science.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - Castoriadis (Cornelius)
KW - kreative organisation
KW - innovation
KW - Castoriadis (Cornelius)
KW - creative organization.
KW - innovation
KW - dramatic Innovation
KW - creative knowledge formation
U2 - 10.1177/0725513608099120
DO - 10.1177/0725513608099120
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0725-5136
VL - 96
SP - 64
EP - 82
JO - Thesis Eleven
JF - Thesis Eleven
IS - 1
ER -