Comments on: IS INNOVATION DEAD?

By: Greg Burkett

Greg Burkett — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:06:43 +0000

Some new innovation derivatives I have seen:

innovant – A portmanteaux of innovator and savant. Someone who is a brilliant innovator. “This could only be the work of an innovant.”

innovatory – The property of being an innovatively innovative innovator “He was an innovatory innovant!”

inno – A unit of measuring innovation. “A Microsoft Zune is -80.77 innos”

innovatude – Exactly how much innovation a single product, service, or system has. “The master innovant, Steve Jobs, unleashed the new innovative newe iPhone upgrade, which has an innovatude of 15.7 innos.”

By: Jeff Turkelson

Jeff Turkelson — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:57:43 +0000

I always try to leave an argument (be it music, religion, politics, or design) when it degenerates into the meaning of words. You know how frustrating it is when someone says a theory means it isn’t fact?

By: Ralph-John

Ralph-John — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:14:50 +0000

I sort of believe that innovation was once used to refer only to “big” breakthroughs, but if innovation takes place on a smaller scale, somehow it’s overdone? I just think breakthroughs are coming through at much faster paces, due to our technologies and corraling of good minds.

It IS overdone in tech vernacular and is a marketing ploy in some avenues, but no less, more “innovation” now takes place outside what society as called “the world of practical industry”.

By: Jason Sweazy

Jason Sweazy — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:46:09 +0000

I think “innovation” is buzz word that gets tossed around by almost everyone and anyone. The result is a dilution of the words true meaning. It undervalues those who are truly innovative and in reality few really are.

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:45:26 +0000

I concur. Many terms in society meet this demise. No sooner is their importance understood than it is belittled by the overuse and exploitation as a marketing measure. Lets go gadget, GREEN!!