生成性:一个数字化创新的基石性概念评述

Generativity:A Review of a Foundational Concept in Digital Innovation

数字经济时代下,跨学科研究正在将“生成性”发展成数字化创新领域的基石性概念。现有研究围绕生成性的研究议题众多,但整体研究框架尚不清晰,核心议题也不明确。本文以122篇数字化创新领域生成性的英文文献为研究对象,基于LDA主题模型聚合出20个主题,结合人工编码确定了内涵、前因、作用机制和产出结果4个核心研究内容,对此展开研究:(1)对不同学科和视角下生成性的内涵进行了梳理,提炼出数字化创新领域生成性概念的共性内涵;(2)从技术因素和社会因素两个方面梳理生成性的前因,对生成性的形成机理进行系统归纳;(3)基于“元亨利贞”分析框架阐释生成性对数字化创新的作用机制和产出结果,揭示生成性促进数字化创新的底层逻辑。同时,围绕生成性的内涵、前因、作用机制和产出结果,提出未来研究方向。本文对数字化创新领域的生成性文献进行了系统性归纳,并指出未来研究方向,能够为本领域的进一步研究提供文献基础和研究思路。

Generativity serves as a foundational concept in the realm of digital innovation within interdisciplinary research in the era of the digital economy.Though there are abundant research topics around generativity,the holistic research framework and core topics remain unclear.Adopting methodologies of both Latent Dirichlet Allocation(LDA)topic modeling and manual coding conducted to 122 related English literatures,this paper systematically discusses four core research contents of generativity in theory:connotation,antecedents,mechanisms,and outcomes.The primary findings are summarized as follows:Firstly,generativity manifests as the spontaneous evolution and expansion of systems.Through an extraction of common connotations from existing interdisciplinary research,this paper enhances a unified understanding of generativity within the context of digital innovation.Secondly,generativity stems from the reciprocal effects of digital technologies and social factors.The antecedents of generativity cover the re-programmability,data homogenization,and affordance of digital technologies,as well as heterogeneous agents,social interaction,and recursive effects of social factors.This paper systematically outlines the antecedents of generativity,contributing to a more comprehensive understanding of its formation mechanism.Thirdly,this paper applies the framework of“Yuan Heng Li Zhen”,the basic way of thinking for the creation and development of the world,which origins from Zhouyi,the quintessence of Chinese philosophy,to elucidate the mechanisms and outcomes of the effects of generativity on digital innovation.“Yuan”symbolizes the origin,“Heng”signifies the interrelation of mutual promotion and restriction,“Li”represents the objective conditions supporting development,and“Zhen”embodies the outcomes and traits of development.As“Yuan”,generative architecture is the foundation of digital innovation development;generative community is“Heng”which drives the development of digital innovation;generative governance performs as“Li”which guarantees digital innovation;generativity represents“Zhen”,promoting product innovation,process innovation,organizational innovation,value innovation,and business ecosystem innovation.Drawing connections between Chinese philosophy and generativity deepens our comprehension of the underlying logic behind generativity's impact on digital innovation.Fourthly,this paper discusses future research directions of generativity in the realm of digital innovation around these four core contents.This foundational concept aims to stimulate interdisciplinary academic thinking,interchange,contention,and theoretical innovation.