innovation
noun
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What is the difference between innovation and invention?
The words innovation and invention overlap semantically but are really quite distinct.
Invention can refer to a type of musical composition, a falsehood, a discovery, or any product of the imagination. The sense of invention most likely to be confused with innovation is “a device, contrivance, or process originated after study and experiment,” usually something which has not previously been in existence.
Innovation, for its part, can refer to something new or to a change made to an existing product, idea, or field. One might say that the first telephone was an invention, the first cellular telephone either an invention or an innovation, and the first smartphone an innovation.
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Besnik Vrellaku, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
For those looking to elevate their performance, a coach provides insight on innovation, problem-solving and leading teams more effectively.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 19 Sep. 2024
Our goal is to inspire curiosity and innovation among visitors of all ages.
—Zayda Rivera, Parents, 19 Sep. 2024
The live streams are a novel way of making a film’s streaming premiere an event unto itself and is one of several innovations the Criterion Channel has rolled out over the past year, such as their Criterion 24/7 programmed linear channel within the app.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Innovation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/innovation. Accessed 30 Sep. 2024.
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