http://innovationzen.com/blog/2007/03/01/innovation-quotes-two-different-stages/ Innovation Management, Business Strategy, Technology and more! Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:44:36 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://innovationzen.com/blog/2007/03/01/innovation-quotes-two-different-stages/comment-page-1/#comment-5862 James Todhunter Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:26:41 +0000 http://innovationzen.com/blog/2007/03/01/innovation-quotes-two-different-stages/#comment-5862 You are absolutely correct! It is amazing how easily we forget the lessons of the past and get sucked into the traps of our cultural mythology around innovation. You are absolutely correct! It is amazing how easily we forget the lessons of the past and get sucked into the traps of our cultural mythology around innovation.

]]> http://innovationzen.com/blog/2007/03/01/innovation-quotes-two-different-stages/comment-page-1/#comment-5858 Daniel Scocco Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:13:04 +0000 http://innovationzen.com/blog/2007/03/01/innovation-quotes-two-different-stages/#comment-5858 James, I agree 100%. However I think that its never a bad idea to emphasize it, after all there are a lot of people out there (politicians, managers) pumping money into inventions while expecting to get returns from innovations. James, I agree 100%. However I think that its never a bad idea to emphasize it, after all there are a lot of people out there (politicians, managers) pumping money into inventions while expecting to get returns from innovations.

]]> http://innovationzen.com/blog/2007/03/01/innovation-quotes-two-different-stages/comment-page-1/#comment-5838 James Todhunter Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:39:38 +0000 http://innovationzen.com/blog/2007/03/01/innovation-quotes-two-different-stages/#comment-5838 The notion that much of innovation is the applicaiton of prior knowledge is a pretty widely understood concept. In fact, it has been analyzed and is one of the themes underlying the TRIZ methodology. In this realm, inventiveness is classified in to 5 distinct levels. According to the analysis, over 95% of inventions involve the the reuse of prior knowledge. The notion that much of innovation is the applicaiton of prior knowledge is a pretty widely understood concept. In fact, it has been analyzed and is one of the themes underlying the TRIZ methodology. In this realm, inventiveness is classified in to 5 distinct levels. According to the analysis, over 95% of inventions involve the the reuse of prior knowledge.

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