Pro-innovation bias

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diffusion of innovation theory, a pro-innovation bias is a belief that innovation should be adopted by the whole society without the need for its alteration.[1][2] The innovation's "champion" has a such strong bias in favor of the innovation, that they may not see its limitations or weaknesses and continue to promote it nonetheless.[3]

Example

Main article: Atomic Age

A feeling of nuclear optimism emerged in the 1950s in which it was believed that all power generators in the future would be atomic in nature. The

technological progress as the first smelting of Bronze, of Iron, or the commencement of the Industrial Revolution
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Roger Smith, then chairman of General Motors, said in 1986: "By the turn of the century, we will live in a paperless society."[5] In the late 20th century, there were many predictions of this kind.[6] This transformation has so far not taken place.

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References

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  3. ^ "Beyond the pro-innovation bias". January 26, 2010. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Benjamin K. Sovacool (2011). Contesting the Future of Nuclear Power: A Critical Global Assessment of Atomic Energy, World Scientific, p. 259.
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  6. ISBN 978-0-8194-3037-3
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