From compass to radar: An innovative methodological strategy for researching cultural innovation

Abstract

In response to the absence of a deep reflection on methodological innovation, this article sets out to approach the most appropriate strategy for investigating cultural innovation. In this regard, underlying this article there is a conceptual revision of two key terms: culture and innovation. The former is expanded towards more open and creative visions, and the latter is redefined from a linear and accumulative conceptualisation to an open and creative process. In order to build a new methodological approach based on this revision, we focus on presenting an onto-epistemological turn that implies a move from a research process in a linear progression, to an innovative cultural research process understood as an event that is processual, relational, and performative. By way of conclusion, the article proposes a creative and innovative research device that is open to the multiple configurations in which individuals and groups inhabit, build and experience culture in innovative ways.