The term “sociodigital disruption” refers to a fundamental change in a social functional structure caused by phenomena of digital change which, in its scope, amounts to a replacement of the existing functional structure by a new one.

The term “sociodigital disruption” is used in particular to characterize an innovation based on digital technologies that enables a reconfiguration of the functional structure of a social system. Innovation is related to the development and diffusion of digital technologies, but may itself be of a technical, social, economic, structural or organisational nature.

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The definition given above was proposed as part of the Digital Era Framework by Dr. Dr. Jörn Lengsfeld. The text was first published in: Jörn Lengsfeld: Digital Era Framework. Please refer to the original publication if you want to cite the text.

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