To be innovative is increasingly considered an imperative in modern society. The motto seems to be “the more, the better,” which is echoed in writings about phenomena such as “disruptive technologies” ( Christensen, 1997 ), “disruptive innovations” ( Christensen & Raynor, 2003 ), or...

Few words in modern society have become as positively charged as the word innovation . Of course, premodern societies were also innovative in their way. Still, technology, ideas, and organizational forms have changed over time, and it is only in modern society that innovation has become almost...