The Reality Construct: Digital Twins as Boundary-Spanning Artefacts for Knowledge Absorption, Organisational Evolution, and the Co-Authorship of Intended Futures
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Position paper proposing that reality itself, emulated through interoperable digital twins, constitutes a boundary-spanning artefact with artefactual absorptive capacity. Introduces Reality Programmable Interfaces (RPIs), formalises the SMILE methodology, extends Weill and Broadbent (1998) NUDE framework to NUDEDA, and positions multi-agent simulation as the mechanism for co-authoring intended futures. Grounded in Actor-Network Theory, boundary objects, and benefits-driven IT governance.
Author: Waern, Nicolas
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7154502181
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