Communicative Action, Reflexivity, and Innovation Society

Abstract

On the basis of the historical discourse on innovation, the paper argues that the transformation of modern society is related to the rise of innovation (1). Because of the lack of a sociological notion, the paper then proposes (2) a theoretical framework, communicative constructivism, which opens the way to a general sociological notion of innovation. This notion includes the concept of "reflexivity" and, reflexive innovation (3), which forms the basis for the concept of the "innovation society," which in turn allows us to grasp the increasing significance of innovation and creativity in recent years (4).