Summary of the course 'Innovation Systems and Processes' with the topics: Introduction, Neo-Schumpeterian Economics, Innovation systems, Political economy and innovation, SCOT & ANT, User innovation, Transition studies, Futures in and of Innovation studies.
,Contents
Lecture 1. Introduction...........................................................................................................................3
Lecture 2. Neo-Schumpeterian Economics.............................................................................................8
Lecture 3. Innovation Systems..............................................................................................................13
Lecture 4. Political Economy and Innovation........................................................................................19
Lecture 5. SCOT & ANT.........................................................................................................................23
Lecture 6. User Innovation...................................................................................................................27
Lecture 7. Transition studies.................................................................................................................35
Lecture 8. Futures in and of Innovation Studies...................................................................................45
,Lecture 1. Introduction
“Transceding received wisdom is the essence of innovation” (Anderson and Tushman 2004)
This is true as your access to innovation studies, but it is also true as the essence of following a
(university) master program.
Context: what can innovation theories do?
Addressing problems of new products, new knowledge, new practices: economic and societal
embedding of new technologies
Adoption, use, acceptance, diffusion, rejection of new technologies
Grasping these problems
o Identify patterns
o Provide explanations
o Give advice
Formulate improved understanding & give advice how to do better
“Theories can serve as important heuristics devices that enable researchers to make sense of large
amounts of data”
Theoretical concepts:
Sustainable innovation: The introduction of a new product, a good or service, or a new process that
has significantly improved characteristics or intended uses (Sovacool 2017)
ISP in the IS Program: Learning Objectives
Become familiar with seminal contributions to innovation theory
Learn to read text, learn to contextualize text!
Understanding how authors build up argumentation, concepts and theory!
Understand the role of theory for tackling innovation problems
Know-what and know-how
Ontological and epistemological differences
Understand that different theories/concepts ask for different types of data and thus methods
Society focus (as compared with company focus of innovation management) -> In broad terms the
societal embedding of technology (more focused on the miso and macro level)
, Disruption
The concept of disruptive innovation (DI) (new market disruption)
DI is not a radical innovation, but “radical” in its consequences for companies and markets
DIs disrupt existing dimensions of “good” performance
Hence: incumbents disadvantaged because they focus on existing customers -> innovators
dilemma
Disruptive innovation: entrants enter the market targeting un(der)served customers (new-
market footholds or low-end footholds)
Seven Theories
1. Introduction: History of innovation studies
2. Economic theories of innovation (block 1)
Neo-Schumpeterian economic
Innovation systems perspective
Political economy and innovation
3. Sociological and historical theories of innovation (block 2)
Social construction of technology and Actor-network theory
User innovation
Transition studies
4. Futures in and of innovation studies
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