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  2. Social innovation - Wikipedia

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    The act of social innovation in a sector is mostly connected with diverse disciplines within the society. The social innovation theory of 'connected difference' emphasizes three key dimensions to social innovation. [10] First, innovations are usually new combinations or hybrids of existing elements, rather than completely new.

  3. Diffusion of innovations - Wikipedia

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    The theory was popularized by Everett Rogers in his book Diffusion of Innovations, first published in 1962. [1] Rogers argues that diffusion is the process by which an innovation is communicated through certain channels over time among the participants in a social system. The origins of the diffusion of innovations theory are varied and span ...

  4. Sociological theory of diffusion - Wikipedia

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    The sociological theory of diffusion is the study of the diffusion of innovations throughout social groups and organizations. The topic has seen rapid growth since the 1990s, reflecting curiosity about the process of social change and "fueled by interest in institutional arguments and in network and dynamic analysis."

  5. Social construction of technology - Wikipedia

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    Social construction of technology (SCOT) is a theory within the field of science and technology studies. Advocates of SCOT—that is, social constructivists —argue that technology does not determine human action, but that rather, human action shapes technology.

  6. Critical mass (sociodynamics) - Wikipedia

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    Critical mass and the theories behind it help us to understand aspects of humans as they act and interact in a larger social setting. Certain theories, such as Mancur Olson's Logic of Collective Action [10] or Garrett Hardin's Tragedy of the Commons, [11] work to help us understand why humans do or adopt certain things which are beneficial to ...

  7. Social shaping of technology - Wikipedia

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    According to Robin A. Williams and David Edge (1996), "Central to social shaping of technology (SST) is the concept that there are choices (though not necessarily conscious choices) inherent in both the design of individual artifacts and systems, and in the direction or trajectory of innovation programs."

  8. Theory of Change - Wikipedia

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    People developing their theory of change in a workshop. A theory of change (ToC) is an explicit theory of how and why it is thought that a social policy or program activities lead to outcomes and impacts. [1] ToCs are used in the design of programs and program evaluation (particularly theory-driven evaluation), across a range of policy areas.

  9. Theories of technology - Wikipedia

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    Theories of technological change and innovation attempt to explain the factors that shape technological innovation as well as the impact of technology on society and culture. Some of the most contemporary theories of technological change reject two of the previous views: the linear model of technological innovation and other, the technological ...