Look up: innovation

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   innovation
   [Noun] A completely new idea or product.
   Example: The company was very keen to encourage innovation amongst its employees.
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary
   
   
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   Innovation
   Development of new products, services or ways of working
   Found on http://www.cim.co.uk/cim/ser/html/infQui
   
   
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   Innovation
   The use of a new idea, material, or technology to change an activity, development, good, or service or the way goods and services are produced, distributed, or disposed of.
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   Innovation
   In`no·va'tion noun [ Latin innovatio ; confer French innovation .] 1. The act of innovating; introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc. Dryden. 2. A change effected by innovating; a change in customs; something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites. Bacon. « The love of things ancient doth argue stayedness, but lev ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/64
   
   
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   innovation
   1. The act of innovating; introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc. ... 2. A change effected by innovating; a change in customs; something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites. 'The love of things ancient doth argue stayedness, but levity and want of experience maketh apt unto innovations.' (Hooker) ... 3. <bota ...
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   Innovation
   The classic definitions of `innovation` include: #`the act of introducing something new: something newly introduced` (The American Heritage Dictionary). #`the introduction of something new`. (Merriam-Webster Online) #` a new idea, method or device.` (Merriam-Webster Online) #` the successful exploitation of new ideas` (Department of Trade and Industry, UK). # `change that creates a new dimension of performance` Peter Drucker (Hesselbein, 2002)...
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   Innovation
   • (n.) A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses. • (n.) A change effected by innovating; a change in customs; something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites. • (n.) The act of innovating; introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.Innovation: words in the de...
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   innovation
   (from the article `social change`) Some social changes result from the innovations that are adopted in a society. These can include technological inventions, new scientific knowledge, ...
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/i/24
   
   
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   innovation
   innovation 1. The act or process of inventing or introducing something new. 2. A new invention or a new way of doing something.
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    Innovation
    The creation or introduction of something new, especially a new product or a new way of producing something.
    Found on http://www-personal.umich.edu/~alandear/
    
    
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    INNOVATION
    Introduction of a new idea into the marketplace in the form of a new product or service or an improvement in organization or process.
    Found on http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/