Roberto Verganti, Stockholm School of Economics

Joris Ebbers, Luiss Business School

Thorsten Hennig-Thurau, University of Münster

Gerda Gemser, University of Melbourne

Paola Bellis, Politecnico di Milano

This special issue addresses the gap in understanding how radical innovations emerge and succeed in creative industries such as music, film, design, and video games. While research has focused on creative production and incremental changes, little is known about radically new creative outcomes that depart from existing conventions and how organizations can create and market these breakthroughs.

The call invites papers examining how radical innovations develop, the underlying creative processes and enabling factors, and strategies for market acceptance. Research across individual, team, firm, and network levels is encouraged, with particular interest in how emerging technologies influence radical innovation and how digital platforms and algorithmic systems reshape audience discovery and legitimization of radical creative works.

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Potential topics

• Characterization and measurement of radical creative outcomes versus regular creative production
• Impact of radical innovation on business success and performance determinants
• Optimal distinctiveness and balancing continuity with novelty in creative outcomes
• Creative processes and factors enabling radical innovation in creative industries
• Role of new digital technologies (AI, extended realities) in generating radical creative outcomes
• Leadership and management approaches supporting radical creative output
• Organizational practices and routines enabling radically new creative outcomes
• Evolution of creative outcomes from emerging to established status
• Key actors and 'misfits' facilitating radical innovation
• Market preparation and audience education for radical creative outcomes
• Consumer adoption barriers and strategies to overcome them
• Communicative approaches and storytelling for radical creative outcomes
• Word of mouth, advertising, and communication strategies for radical innovations
• Distribution strategies and role of digital technology in market acceptance
• Role of gatekeepers (critics, curators) in recognizing and legitimizing radical innovations
• Impact of algorithmic recommender systems on recognition and diffusion of radical outcomes
• Influence of digital platforms on genres and market acceptance of radical innovations

Timeline

• Invalid DateTime: Anticipated publication date
• February 9, 2026: Paper proposal deadline for in-person workshop
• March 9, 2026: Decision on paper proposal for in-person workshop
• June 8, 2026: In-person workshop at Stockholm School of Economics
• December 31, 2026: Submission deadline for final papers
• April 1, 2027: First round decisions
• August 1, 2027: First revision due date
• December 1, 2027: Second round decisions
• April 1, 2028: Second round revision due date