At Chris Pirillo’s blog, John Blue asks, What does “innovation” really mean and what can I do to become “more innovative”? I have an idea but what do I do next? How do I find innovative people? How can my company be more innovative?
In the comments I reply,
Invention is what matters. |
Those that can, invent. Those that can’t, innovate. Those that won’t, talk about it. |
This is unfair and wrong to folks like John, who do a lot of creative thinking about innovation. I’m just tired of hearing the word beaten like a drum.
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Personally I think invention (creating something out of nothing) and innovation (taking something and making it better) are two completely different skills/traits. Some people can do both. Some are only good at one. Others probably can’t do either of them.
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