Disruptive Innovation and the Idea of Technology

Autores

  • Darryl Cressman Philosophy Department, Maastricht University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/nocsi.v0i1.91159

Palavras-chave:

Disruptive Innovation, Technology, Conceptual History, Fear, Reification

Resumo

From its obscure origins in management theory, disruptive innovation has become one of the concepts used to describe how networked digital technologies and platforms transform industries and institutions. In this paper, I will examine how contested, and at times incommensurable, iterations of disruptive innovation share a similar idea of technology. Drawing upon discourses of disruptive innovation from management theory, institutional policies, and popular culture reveals a shared idea of technology whose characteristics include a reified idea of technology and a horizon of expectations in which fear of falling behind influences ideas about technological change.

Biografia do Autor

Darryl Cressman, Philosophy Department, Maastricht University

PhD in 2012 from the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University. Philosopher of technology working in the tradition of the humanities. My research and teaching draws on a variety of disciplines and approaches, including Science and Technology Studies (STS), media theory, the history of technology, critical theory, phenomenology, sound studies, political philosophy, and aesthetic philosophy. In my research and teaching, I have applied these approaches to technologies ranging from pipe organs and concert halls to artificial intelligence, online education, and disruptive innovation.

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2019-06-06

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Cressman, D. (2019). Disruptive Innovation and the Idea of Technology. NOvation - Critical Studies of Innovation, (1), 18–40. https://doi.org/10.5380/nocsi.v0i1.91159