Invention and innovation

Invention, Diffusion and Linear Models of Innovation

There exist two sequential or linear models of innovation in the literature. One is the " linear model of innovation " as such. The model comes from management and economics, and their concern with studying the origin of inventions. The other model, of which the linear model of innovation is one part or step, is that of innovation as a process of invention followed by diffusion. This " model " ...

Telecommunications Infrastructure and Invention, Innovation, and Diffusion Processes

Translating three states of knowledge--discovery, invention, and innovation

BACKGROUND Knowledge Translation (KT) has historically focused on the proper use of knowledge in healthcare delivery. A knowledge base has been created through empirical research and resides in scholarly literature. Some knowledge is amenable to direct application by stakeholders who are engaged during or after the research process, as shown by the Knowledge to Action (KTA) model. Other knowled...

Brazilian Entrepreneurship Reality: A Trilogy of Imitation, Invention and Innovation

Eugene Garfield—60 Years of Invention and Innovation