Science fiction and innovation: A response

W. Edward Steinmueller

Research Policy, 2017, vol. 46, issue 3, 550-553

Abstract: Daniele Archibugi’s use of the film Blade Runner to discuss future prospects for techno-economic paradigm change is considered in relation to several questions. Is science fiction a literature of prediction and, if not, what role might it have in developing insights about possible futures? Is the current economic malaise predominantly due to a shortcoming of technological opportunity or to a fiscal paradox and political decisions about how to deal with this paradox? Might the present day equivalent for techno-economic paradigm change be more about the innovations necessary to rebuild or retrofit our existing technologies than about producing new growth sectors?

Keywords: Science fiction; Innovation; Transition; Schumpeter; Techno-economic; Information technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2016.07.009

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