Talk:Innovation
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- This is considered by many to be simply technological escalation, and akin to technocracy and even militarism.
I'd like to see a source for this, in particular because the phrase "by many" is doubtful. Instead of "by many", I'd like to see exactly who. -- Cyan 23:19, 28 Oct 2003 (UTC)
Does the definition of an innovation require a commercial success for an innovator? If Bell had invented two-way mind reading, resulting in zero telephone sales and zero subscription sales for the Bell company, would that have been a wonderful invention but a lousy innovation?
- Everett Rogers, who pioneered Diffusion of Innovation theory, said that an innovation is any concept or thing that is new to a culture. It doesn't even matter if the concept/thing has existed for centuries -- it is an innovation if it is new to the people who encounter it. Many innovations fail because people do not adopt them. If you look at the brief article on Diffusion of Innovations theory, you can find the factors that affect likelihood of adoption. --Westendgirl 06:41, 1 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- So then what is the difference between innovation and invention? --MaxB 21:58, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)
One of the intersting things with the Cabral definition of innovation is that the transaction costs are not necessarily commercial or monetaristic. If you reduce your emotional costs due to a new element in your life, you got an innovation, even if there was no money involved.
