If you take a daily run through all the media aggregators, newsletters, blogs and so on and read just one day’s worth of every single piece you run across relating to innovation, you’ll find something curious. The word “innovation” has become meaningless.
This is a sad state of affairs. There was a time (wasn’t there?) when “innovation” was a good, useful, workaday word . . . one that carried its own weight, conveyed what it intended and went about its business in a solid, reliable manner. It was a useful term and it merited a spot in the lexicon of both organizational science and business. Alas, such is no longer the case. We use the word so many different ways, in so many different contexts, with so many different purposes, that what any one person means when using the word “innovation” is anyone’s guess. And it usually is just that – a guess.
To read the original article: Innovation: Humpty Dumpty Asks "Who's in Charge?" - Forbes
