The difference between the words "creativity" and "innovation" seems to be about how we use those words. Within my vocabulary, a person is creative, while a product is innovative (people use words differently, so this is arguable). In my mind creativity has more to do with the mind of the creator and the act of creation, while innovation has more to do with the creation itself and its use in society.
I would characterize a creative person as one who is able to connect seemingly disparate and previously unrelated elements in ways that most people could not have conceived. They are more easily able to see the connections that most cannot, and create something "new" out of old parts and techniques.
These individuals use their creativity to innovate; they will see the new opportunities and needs for old products and be able to act on them. Creativity, perhaps, could be a means to an end, while innovation might be seen as the end itself.
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I like your idea of creativity and innovation being linked into a cause and effect relationship. It gave me some more insight into my theory which, is that creativity is concerned with expressing humanity and innovation is concerned with transforming humanity. Thanks Andrew!
ReplyDeleteI also liked how you described the way you understand the two terms, a new view on the subject, like Matt said.
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