Philosophies & Movements
Exnovation
The deliberate phase-out of an existing technology, product or practice, the reverse of innovation. In AI debates it describes choosing to retire or not deploy systems, or removing older tools that newer, safer ones replace.
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Used in management and innovation-policy research since the 1980s, notably by John Kimberly (1981) on organizations dropping practices; later applied to sustainability transitions. No single coiner is settled.
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