Thinking About the Meaning of Innovation -- Curiosity Killed the Cat -- Identifying and Defining a Meaningful Problem -- Outlining the Meaning of Innovation Using Cartography -- Bringing Meanings to Life -- In Search of Hidden or Lost Meaning -- Intermediary Representations as a Vector for Thinking About the Meaning of Innovation -- What if Innovation were Recounted to Me?

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In a context marked by unprecedented challenges (the struggle against inequalities, climate change, etc.), innovation appears to be the readymade universal scapegoat. Innovation for Society, however, suggests that we look at innovation differently, by inviting us to innovate with consciousness. To do this, the authors introduce an approach they call Penser le Sens de l'Innovation (P.S.I., or "thinking about the meaning of innovation"), comprising a set of tools largely from the humanities and social sciences (observation, cartography, creativity, storytelling, etc.) to lead us to this "meaning". By considering the question of "meaning" from the point of view of both direction and signification, the authors rehabilitate the eminently political question of knowing which innovations we choose for which societies.

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