Moving towards innovation through withdrawal: the neglect of destruction

Goulet Frédéric, Vinck Dominique. 2017. Moving towards innovation through withdrawal: the neglect of destruction. In : Critical studies of innovation: alternative approaches to the pro-innovation bias. Godin Benoît (ed.), Vinck Dominique (ed.). Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, 97-114. ISBN 978-1-78536-696-3

Résumé : Innovation scholars and dominant discourses relegate destruction and withdrawal as being secondary, collateral or unavoidable aspects of innovation processes. The chapter qualifies these dominant thoughts on innovation, be they classical or contemporary, and identifies destruction, exnovation and withdrawal as relevant phenomena. It uses a case study on the withdrawal of tilling in agriculture to propose an alternative way of thinking about innovation, one whereby withdrawal is not an evidence phenomenon but a complex process, engaging strategic thinking and controversies, as well as creativity, invention and innovation. The chapter suggests that innovation through withdrawal is a growing phenomenon requiring empirical and theoretical investigations. It also suggests that disciplinary bias, cultural values and ideology explain the neglect of destruction or withdrawal in discourses and theories about innovation.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : pratique culturale, labour, travail profond du sol, innovation, évaluation de l'impact, étude de cas, système de valeurs, environnement socioculturel, non-travail du sol

Classification Agris : F07 - Façons culturales
000 - Autres thèmes
E14 - Économie et politique du développement

Champ stratégique Cirad : Axe 1 (2014-2018) - Agriculture écologiquement intensive

Auteurs et affiliations

• Goulet Frédéric, CIRAD-ES-UMR INNOVATION (ARG) ORCID: 0000-0001-8735-6146
• Vinck Dominique, UNIL (CHE)

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/584384/)

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