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Transition by translation:: The Dutch travel information innovation cascade

par Pel, Bonno ;Teisman, Geert;Boons, Frank
Editeur scientifique Geels, Frank;Kemp, René;Dudley, Geoff;Lyons, Glenn
Référence Automobility in transition?, A socio-Technical Analysis of Sustainable Transport, Routledge, London, Vol. 3, Ed. 1, Dynamics of Change, page (250-267)
Publication Publié, 2012-04-01

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The transition perspective values radical changes over incremental changes for their potential for lock-out, but radical innovations do require a receptive regime and favourable landscape developments to join the co-evolutionary game of transitions. By contrast, the odds for incremental innovations are more favourable, as posited with the ‘default’ change pattern of reproduction. Especially interesting in this regard are the innovation ‘cascades’, of incremental component substitutions triggering further changes through ‘knock-on effects’. This technology-triggered accumulation of incremental change exemplifies how local incremental changes can resonate through society to induce further changes. We would like to pursue this line of thought further from a governance perspective, starting from the situated operations of societal actors. This chapter highlights cascade formation from a governance perspective. Our research question is: How, and under what conditions, can incremental innovations ´cascade´ into system innovations, and how can this be guided? This question implies first of all a change of perspective: We return to the source of innovation, innovation attempts. Whereas the cascade metaphor can easily draw all our attention to the stream as a whole, descending, branching and combining with other streams to create system innovations and a new transition pathway after a considerable amounts of years, our question creates a more uphill perspective.