innovation
Breakthrough idea creation
Innovation is the process of coming up with a new solution to a problem: Many see the company’s success as a result of their policy of fostering innovation in every department.
An innovation is a new product, method, or approach that results from that process: Technological innovations have enabled the school to accommodate students with special needs.
Clever, original thinking
- originalityNovel creative quality
- inventivenessCapacity for original creation
- clevernessMental quickness and skill
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
imagination · brainstorming · ideation · inspiration · insight · genius · artistry · lateral thinking
Act of finding something
- eurekaDiscovery triumph cry
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
game-changer · landmark · watershed · paradigm shift · transformational · cutting-edge · trailblazing · leapfrog
Novel creative quality
- freshnessState of being unspoiled
- uniquenessQuality of being singular
- unprecedentedNever having occurred before
- newfangledModern in unwelcome way
cutting-edge · avant-garde · unorthodox · experimental · untried · emerging · nascent · first-generation
Increase in quality
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
- refinementElegance of manner
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
betterment · development · reform · progression · modernization · evolution · enrichment · fine-tuning
Obvious; inventor's monopoly
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- gadgetNovel small device
- deviceConstructed tool or machine
- inventorCreator of original devices
Edison · blueprint · mechanism · contraption · apparatus · laboratory · experimentation · R&D
Violent disturbance of order
- transformationThorough change in form
- shake-upSudden structural overhaul
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
- destabilizationCausing loss of stability
creative destruction · market shift · displacement · reinvention · overthrow · obsolescence · pivoting · redefining
Programs directing computer operations
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
- AISimulated cognitive processing
- blockchainCryptographic linked transaction record
- cybersecurityProtection of digital systems
analytics · cloud · IoT · robotics · automation · virtual reality · augmented reality · machine learning
ingenuity
Clever, original thinking
- originalityNovel creative quality
- inventivenessCapacity for original creation
- clevernessMental quickness and skill
resourcefulness · imagination · brainstorming · ideation · inspiration · insight · genius · artistry · lateral thinking · problem-solving
discovery
Act of finding something
- eurekaDiscovery triumph cry
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
revolutionary · game-changer · landmark · watershed · paradigm shift · transformational · cutting-edge · trailblazing · leapfrog · groundbreaking
originality
Novel creative quality
- freshnessState of being unspoiled
- uniquenessQuality of being singular
- unprecedentedNever having occurred before
newfangled · cutting-edge · avant-garde · unorthodox · experimental · untried · emerging · nascent · first-generation · early adopter
enhancement
Increase in quality
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
- refinementElegance of manner
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
iteration · betterment · development · reform · progression · modernization · evolution · enrichment · fine-tuning · incremental
patent
Obvious; inventor's monopoly
inventor · Edison · blueprint · mechanism · contraption · apparatus · laboratory · experimentation · R&D · intellectual property
upheaval
Violent disturbance of order
- transformationThorough change in form
- shake-upSudden structural overhaul
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
destabilization · creative destruction · market shift · displacement · reinvention · overthrow · obsolescence · pivoting · redefining · upending
software
Programs directing computer operations
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
- AISimulated cognitive processing
- blockchainCryptographic linked transaction record
cybersecurity · analytics · cloud · IoT · robotics · automation · virtual reality · augmented reality · machine learning · biotech
- workplace buzzwordsteamwork, synergy, collaboration, proactivity, forward-thinking
- workplace culturework hours, teamwork, dress codes, leadership, meetings
- Design Buzzwordsbreakthrough, cutting edge, avant-garde, groundbreaking, pioneering
- cultural evolutiontradition, customs, language change, memes, diffusion
- business buzzwordsbrainstorming, breakthrough, design thinking, scaling, pitching
- business strategystrategy, competitive advantage, market share, profitability, differentiation
innovationtradition
Custom passed through generations
convention · custom · orthodoxy · status quo · traditionalism
innovationimitation
Copy of the original
copy · replication · duplication · reproduction · clone
innovationstagnation
Absence of flow or progress
obsolescence · deterioration · regression · decline · inertia
- technological innovationsNew practical scientific applications
- product innovationCreating new market offerings
- innovative treatmentsNovel medical interventions
- tech innovationNovel technological breakthrough
- military innovationsNovel warfare technologies and tactics
- digital innovationNew electronic methods emerging
innovative, innovations, innovating, innovativeness, innovatively