What is the difference between creativity and innovation?

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Arvind Singh Popular answer

Creativity is a process of generating original idea(s), while innovation is improving things that are established.

Please also take a look at these old RG discussion threads.

https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_is_the_difference_between_creativity_and_innovation

https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_is_the_difference_between_innovation_and_creativity

Arvind Singh

Ahsan Siddiqui

Creativity is a phenomenon whereby something new and somehow valuable is formed. The created item may be intangible (such as an idea, a scientific theory, a musical composition, or a joke) or a physical object (such as an invention, a literary work, or a painting). Top Creative Thinking Skills:

Analytical. Before thinking creatively about something, you first have to be able to understand it.

Open-Minded. Creativity involves thinking of things no one else has considered before. ...

Problem Solving. ...

Organization. ...

Communication. ...

Artistic Creativity. ...

Creative Problem-Solving. ...

Creativity in STEM.

Innovation is defined as the process of making an idea or invention into a good or service that creates value and/or for which customers will pay. There are many different types of examples of innovation such as social innovation examples, incremental innovation examples and open innovation examples among others. Types of Innovation:

Incremental Innovation. Incremental Innovation is the most common form of innovation.

Disruptive Innovation. Disruptive innovation, also known as stealth innovation, involves applying new technology or processes to your company's current market. ...

Architectural Innovation. ...

Radical innovation.

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Suparna Roy

Creativity is the new ideas which some times leads to Innovations. But Innovations may be come from existing ideas or developed ideas or new thinks. Creativity and Innovations both required for development in any areas.

Srini Vasan

Creativity is devloping new ideas and concepts whereas innovation refers to how some of those concepts can be applied for parctical purposes with a business in mind.

Anastasia Kulichyova

In general terms, creativity is about generating ideas (which are somewhat novel and useful), developing a new product/service/process. Innovation is about implementing these ideas and making them real. It undergoes a range of stages and processes, requires a lot of planning, can be risky.

For a more fruitful discussion, I suggest addressing a unit of reference (creative product, process, person), type of innovation (eg radical vs incremental)