Author Elias G. Carayannis: Elias G. Carayannis is Full Professor of Science, Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship; co-Founder and co-Director of the Global and Entrepreneurial Finance Research Institute (GEFRI); and Director of Research on Science, Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, European Union Research Center (EURC) at the School of Business of the George Washington University in Washington, DC, USA. He can be reached at caraye@gwu.edu.

• 1. Introduction 2. Today's Prevailing Culture 3. Information Culture 4. Culture of Mass Society 5. Prevailing Culture and Narratives for Constructing Reality: Case Study of Economic Crisis 6. Conclusions

Author Elias G. Carayannis: Elias G. Carayannis is Full Professor of Science, Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship; co-Founder and co-Director of the Global and Entrepreneurial Finance Research Institute (GEFRI); and Director of Research on Science, Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, European Union Research Center (EURC) at the School of Business of the George Washington University in Washington, DC, USA. He can be reached at caraye@gwu.edu.

• 1. Introduction 2. Today's Prevailing Culture 3. Information Culture 4. Culture of Mass Society 5. Prevailing Culture and Narratives for Constructing Reality: Case Study of Economic Crisis 6. Conclusions

Author Elias G. Carayannis: Elias G. Carayannis is Full Professor of Science, Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship; co-Founder and co-Director of the Global and Entrepreneurial Finance Research Institute (GEFRI); and Director of Research on Science, Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, European Union Research Center (EURC) at the School of Business of the George Washington University in Washington, DC, USA. He can be reached at caraye@gwu.edu.

• 1. Introduction 2. Today's Prevailing Culture 3. Information Culture 4. Culture of Mass Society 5. Prevailing Culture and Narratives for Constructing Reality: Case Study of Economic Crisis 6. Conclusions