Contributions from the critical theory of technology to the analysis of innovation in health services

Abstract

This article aims to reflect on the limits of the field of innovation in health services in the light of the Critical Theory of Technology (CTT). Considering the potential of social innovation for understanding how changes could serve less restricted audiences, and, therefore, more consistent with the field of collective health, the study problematizes the validity of the resistance proposed by this theoretical framework in the Brazilian context. Developed from the literature review, the study provides a re-reading of the theoretical limits of the field and innovates by evaluating the validity of resistance channels proposed by CTT in the Brazilian context. The conclusion of the present analysis reaffirms the diagnosis of the influence and values of the CTT, but identifies the necessary adjustments for the application of these solutions in less developed countries.