Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: Innovation is fundamental to cumulative culture, allowing progressive modification of existing technology. The authors define innovation as an asocial process, uninfluenced by social information. We argue that innovation is inherently social - innovation is frequently the product of modifying others' outputs, and successful innovations are acquired by others. Research should target examination of the cognitive underpinnings of socially-mediated innovations.
Source: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Authors: Bruce Rawlings, Cristine H. Legare
Institution: The University of Texas at Austin
Language: English
Subfield: Cultural Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Award: Population Research Center
OpenAlex ID: W3048593449