Innovation is a major phenomenon in our society, profoundly transforming our economies, our businesses and our growth dynamics. It gives rise to a wide range of societal, organizational and technological changes. These shifts are reshaping the social and economic activities of businesses: open innovation, collaborative innovation, innovation ecosystems, socio-technical progress, entrepreneurship, digitalization, AI, the circular economy and more – all concepts that have emerged in recent studies.

Building on this observation, Socio-Economic Theory of Innovation focuses on analyzing innovation processes through their social, economic and societal dimensions: employment, regions, inequalities, strategies and methods. Going beyond a purely technical or market-driven approach to innovation, this book also examines the economic dimensions and actors of innovation, entrepreneurs and businesses, as well as the markets for innovative products and services.

Benjamin Lorre is an Independent Researcher in Innovation (BLC Inc) and a Research Associate at USPN’s LabSIC and UBM’s MICA, France, where he focuses on the socioeconomics of innovation. Since 2024, he has been teaching the history of telecommunications, the Internet and AI, as well as the culture of innovation, at IED (Paris 8).