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A concept of innovation as beneficial change that results from change in knowledge leads to a foundational model of sociocultural systems, labeled the Sense-Seeking Systems Model, which proclaims that the essence of human striving is to seek and disclose and thereby to gain meaning or sense. Two of the most distinctive characteristics of the model are that it entertains the concept of creation or discovery of sense as the raison d'être of human systems, and that systems characterized by this model are intrinsically dynamic, with such dynamism emanating from interaction of multiple visions and reflected in the dialectical nature of such systems. A focus on sense-gaining highlights that where possible loss of sense threatens, the urge to regain sense induces aspiration for vision, and vision promises gain of sense. Emphasizing multiple visions, though, admits the necessity and sensibility of maintaining the likes of variety, inherent tension, debate, conflict, and dialectics for effecting innovation.
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Coetzee, F.P.(. Research Note: Sense-Seeking Systems as Normative Model for Innovative Sociocultural Systems. Systemic Practice and Action Research 13, 425–442 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009558909968
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