Creative rationality and innovation

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This book urges us to be creative in our way of thinking about innovation. Adopting an artificial perspective, the author emphasizes creative rationality: a form of thought that encourages knowledge crossing and invites an adventurous transgression. The question of how such a form of thought might be developed is addressed through a detailed examination of the educational system. The book frees itself from many of the myths that surround innovation, including the predominance of what the author…

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Full title :Creative rationality and innovation / Joëlle Forest.

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Publication Date:2017.

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Publisher(s):ISTE, Wiley
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2017.

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Description:1 online resource : : illustrations (some color)

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ISBN:9781119476542, 1119476542, 9781119425571, 1119425573
oclc:on1013927701
LC Classification:HD45
Dewey Decimal:658.514

Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Innovation: What Exactly Are We Talking About? -- 1.1. Some key distinctions -- 1.1.1. Distinguishing innovation from discovery and invention -- 1.1.2. What is the distinction between invention and innovation founded upon? -- 1.2. Typology of innovations based on their purpose -- 1.3. Typology of innovations based on their scale -- 1.4. Reasons for innovation -- 2. Thinking about Innovation Differently -- 2.1. Innovation in society -- 2.2. Schumpeter's models of innovation -- 2.3. From innovation as an outcome to the analysis of innovation as a process -- 2.4. Contours of the linear and hierarchical model of innovation -- 2.5. A fertile ground for the creation of the linear and hierarchical model of innovation -- 2.5.1. The institutionalization of science -- 2.5.2. The lack of technical thought -- 2.6. Impact of the model with respect to the definition of research and innovation policies -- 2.7. Limitation of the linear and hierarchical model -- 2.7.1. Too much importance given to R & D -- 2.8. The design process at the core of the innovation process -- 2.9. The design process, w…

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