From compass to radar: An innovative methodological strategy for researching cultural innovation

De la brújula al radar: Una estrategia metodológica innovadora para investigar la innovación cultural

  • Begoña Abad University of the Basque Country
  • Sandra González University of the Basque Country
Keywords: cultural innovation, methodological innovation, onto-epistemological turn, linear research process, processual research process

Abstract

In response to the absence of a deep reflection on methodological innovation, this article sets out to approach the most appropriate strategy for investigating cultural innovation. In this regard, underlying this article there is a conceptual revision of two key terms: culture and innovation. The former is expanded towards more open and creative visions, and the latter is redefined from a linear and accumulative conceptualisation to an open and creative process. In order to build a new methodological approach based on this revision, we focus on presenting an onto-epistemological turn that implies a move from a research process in a linear progression, to an innovative cultural research process understood as an event that is processual, relational, and performative. By way of conclusion, the article proposes a creative and innovative research device that is open to the multiple configurations in which individuals and groups inhabit, build and experience culture in innovative ways.

 

Resumen

Ante la falta de una reflexión profunda sobre innovación metodológica, este artículo se propone abordar la estrategia más adecuada para investigar la innovación cultural. En este sentido, subyace en este artículo una revisión conceptual de dos términos clave: cultura e innovación. El primero se expande hacia visiones más abiertas y creativas, y el segundo, se redefine desde una conceptualización lineal y acumulativa hacia un proceso abierto y creativo. Para construir un nuevo enfoque metodológico a partir de esta revisión, presentamos un giro onto-epistemológico que implica pasar de un proceso de investigación en progresión lineal, a un proceso de investigación cultural innovador entendido como un evento procesual, relacional y performativo. A modo de conclusión, el artículo propone un dispositivo de investigación creativo e innovador, abierto a las múltiples configuraciones en las que individuos y grupos habitan, construyen y experimentan la cultura de forma innovadora.

Palabras clave: innovación cultural; innovación metodológica; giro onto-epistemológico; proceso de investigación lineal; proceso de investigación procesual.

 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir.22-2.2

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Published
2022-12-29
How to Cite
Begoña Abad, & Sandra González. (2022). From compass to radar: An innovative methodological strategy for researching cultural innovation. European Public & Social Innovation Review, 7(2), 14-26. Retrieved from https://pub.sinnergiak.org/esir/article/view/201
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