Technological Innovation and Complexity Theory
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Complexity theory has become influential in recent models social science. In the context of innovation and new technologies, most applications have focused on technology adoption and technology diffusion, while the topic of the innovation process has received less attention. This paper discusses three families of complexity models of technological innovation: fitness landscape models, network models and percolation models. The models are capable of analysing complex interaction structures (between components of a technologies, between agents engaged in collective invention) while avoiding “over-parameterisation”. The paper ends with discussing the methodological challenges and critiques that remain regarding the application of complexity theory.
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