The role of analogies and metaphors in a grand challenge

El papel de las analogías y las metáforas en los grandes retos

Camille Toussaint
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Camille Toussaint: CRG I3 - Centre de recherche en gestion I3 - X - École polytechnique - IP Paris - Institut Polytechnique de Paris - I3 - Institut interdisciplinaire de l’innovation - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: The proliferation of space debris threatens all space activities. The management of such a complex problem, falling under the category of grand challenges, requires framing and a coordination effort from the stakeholders. From this case study, we propose to analyze the way actors employ analogies and metaphors to categorize the problem and imagine new solutions. Our results allow us to clarify the distinction between analogies and metaphors, as well as their roles in the understanding and framing of grand challenges. We show that these two figures of speech are interdependent and complementary.

Date: 2021-11
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Published in Revue Française de Gestion, 2021, 47 (301), pp.113-125. ⟨10.3166/rfg.2021.00589⟩

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DOI: 10.3166/rfg.2021.00589

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