Integrated innovation: applying systems thinking to sustainable innovation and transformation

Wayne Visser*

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Abstract

Despite allusions to systemic elements in the conception of innovation more generally, and sustainable innovation in particular, the literature generally fails to capture many of the insights that systems science can bring to our understanding of these subjects. This concept paper elaborates five principles of integrated innovation-diversity, aspiration, networks, convergence and emergence-and describes five stages of integrated innovation: intention, ideation, invention, synovation and transformation.

Original languageEnglish
Article number5247
JournalSustainability (Switzerland)
Volume12
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Innovation
  • Sustainability
  • Sustainable development
  • Systemic
  • Systems thinking
  • Transformation

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