How Chinese SMEs innovate with a ‘diegetic innovation templating’? - the stimulating role of Sci-fi and fantasy
Journal article
Zheng, P. 2017. How Chinese SMEs innovate with a ‘diegetic innovation templating’? - the stimulating role of Sci-fi and fantasy. Futures. 95, pp. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2017.10.005
Authors | Zheng, P. |
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Abstract | Use of established fiction provides a connection to society at large, tapping into the creative abilities of great authors and filmmakers, which can offer a valuable source of creative ideas. This paper explores how science fiction and fantasy, particularly in the form of films, is being used to stimulate creativity and produce innovation outputs in non-science SMEs in China. We argue that fiction has the potential to inspire innovation through a constructive organisational process, we provide a simple metric, the ‘Diegetic Gap’, as a means for illustrating this. In particular, we present four empirical case studies that explore the application of science fiction and fantasy to product and process innovation, utilising a concept we call a Diegetic Innovation Template to merge fictional narrative and tangible innovation output. |
Keywords | Diegetic innovation; science-fiction; fantasy; creativity; SME; China |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | Futures |
Journal citation | 95, pp. 1-20 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
ISSN | 0016-3287 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2017.10.005 |
Related URL | http://www.elsevier.com/locate/futures |
Publication dates | |
Online | 01 Dec 2017 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 30 Nov 2017 |
Accepted | 26 Oct 2017 |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Output status | Published |
Additional information | This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 License |
Contributors | Zheng, P. and Callaghan, V. |
https://repository.canterbury.ac.uk/item/8862v/how-chinese-smes-innovate-with-a-diegetic-innovation-templating-the-stimulating-role-of-sci-fi-and-fantasy
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