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Abstract
The exploration of radical innovation has long been regarded as fundamental to business growth. In the
21st century, modern organisations increasingly seek to combine business innovation with the broader goal
to confront social and environmental challenges. Vision projects are related phenomena which explore and
map radical innovation opportunities within everyday activities. The aim of a vision project is to produce an
innovation map that can empower an organisation to navigate between potential innovation opportunities
and pro‐actively confront modern challenges for the benefit of people, business, and society.
The study addresses the concern that vision projects do not produce sufficient navigational innovation
maps, and seeks to improve their quality by modelling a new methodological framework. The study was
conducted as a series of four research cycles which modelled and experimented with different
methodological approaches. The modelling was based on desktop research of theory and methods, and the
methodological approaches were tested in experiments with participation of students from DTU and TU
Delft. Gradually, the study built up an understanding of how different types of methodological measures
can improve the navigational qualities of innovation maps.
The study determined that a new body of knowledge, developed around practice theory in the field of
sociology, can effectively uncover the fundamental conditions which shape everyday activities and,
thereby, significantly improve the navigational qualities of innovation maps. The findings document the
importance of constructing a framework on the basis of reflections about the worldviews that are
propagated by different framework elements, such as methods and techniques. In the context of vision
projects, the study further specifies the potential of sociological perspectives on reality as an alternative to
the rational systems theoretical perspectives, that are the dominant foundation for innovation methods
today.
Finally, the study presents the main elements of a new methodological framework based on practice theory
and discusses its implications in a wider context.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Kgs. Lyngby |
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Publisher | DTU Management |
Number of pages | 261 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-87-92706-08-9 |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2011 |
Series | PhD thesis |
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Number | 10.2011 |
Keywords
- every-day praxis
- Foresight
- strategic innovation
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Foresight for Innovators
Munnecke, M. (PhD Student), Lenau, T. A. (Main Supervisor), Jørgensen, U. (Supervisor), McAloone, T. C. (Examiner), Hekkert, P. (Examiner) & Morelli, N. (Examiner)
01/05/2005 → 02/03/2011
Project: PhD