Editorial Transformative Learning as a Catalyst for Innovation in Times of Uncertainty

Abstract

Digital transformation, artificial intelligence, crises, and societal challenges are playing an increasing role in creating opportunities but also pressures for innovation. The digital transformation and the accompanying development of artificial intelligence have fundamentally changed how our society works—and this process is not at the end, but at the beginning (Dabrowska et al., 2022). They have enabled information sharing, automation, and the exploitation of a wider knowledge base while creating new business models. At the same time, a series of recent crises, such as pandemics, wars, and environmental problems, have made visible how major disruptions and problems in the functioning of societies and work organizations can occur unexpectedly, forcing us to innovate new solutions quickly and flexibly (Viardot et al., 2023).