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2019 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

21. Circular Economy Inspired Imaginaries for Sustainable Innovations

Authors: Rumy Narayan, Annika Tidström

Published in: Innovation for Sustainability

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Abstract

In this chapter, Narayan and Tidström draw on the concept of imaginaries to show how Circular Economy (CE) can facilitate values that enable sustainable innovation. Innovation is key for sustainability, however, understanding and implementing sustainable innovation is challenging, and identifying the kind of actions that could direct sustainable innovations is important. The findings of this study indicate that CE-inspired imaginaries enable collaboration and by relating such imaginaries to common and shared social and cultural values, intermediaries could motivate actors into taking actions that contribute to sustainable innovation.

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Title: Circular Economy Inspired Imaginaries for Sustainable Innovations
Authors: Rumy Narayan
Annika Tidström
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Innovation for Sustainability
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-97384-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-97385-2

Copyright Year: 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97385-2_21

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