linear models of innovation are poorly suited to today's business environment
Introduction
What is innovation? Innovation is not creation or invention. Innovation is not a simple concept of create or invent a new product either. It is innovation that is to build a new successful product or a theory which will be accepted by people in the market. And linear models of innovation are a description of innovation process. It is a unidirectional, incremental process from basic science, applied science, design or engineering, manufacturing to marketing. To linear models, knowledge flow is very simple in the process of innovation. The origin of innovation is science, the basic science. It will increase the production of innovation when increasing the investment to science. Actually, technology-push model and need-pull model are all involved in linear models of innovation. However, with the development of society and the improvement of science, it needs to be deliberated that whether linear models of innovation are suited to the business environment in modern society. This article will be attempted to demonstrate understandings of innovation and critically thinking of linear models.
Linear models of innovation and other models of innovation
When people came to the world and knew how to trade in exchanging things, they were getting to know what the market is. So with the development of society, innovation theories came out for the business environment. Linear models are a description of innovation process. There are two main models. One is for ‘technology push’ which means that technology pushes the development of products and the acceptance of users. People do research and development first and scientists make discoveries from those surveys. Then technologists develop new product thoughts with those discoveries, which will be given to manufacturers to check and make into products. Finally, users will know the products from salesmen or see in the market. People who believe in this ‘technology push’ theory will think of the more research and
What is innovation? Innovation is not creation or invention. Innovation is not a simple concept of create or invent a new product either. It is innovation that is to build a new successful product or a theory which will be accepted by people in the market. And linear models of innovation are a description of innovation process. It is a unidirectional, incremental process from basic science, applied science, design or engineering, manufacturing to marketing. To linear models, knowledge flow is very simple in the process of innovation. The origin of innovation is science, the basic science. It will increase the production of innovation when increasing the investment to science. Actually, technology-push model and need-pull model are all involved in linear models of innovation. However, with the development of society and the improvement of science, it needs to be deliberated that whether linear models of innovation are suited to the business environment in modern society. This article will be attempted to demonstrate understandings of innovation and critically thinking of linear models.
Linear models of innovation and other models of innovation
When people came to the world and knew how to trade in exchanging things, they were getting to know what the market is. So with the development of society, innovation theories came out for the business environment. Linear models are a description of innovation process. There are two main models. One is for ‘technology push’ which means that technology pushes the development of products and the acceptance of users. People do research and development first and scientists make discoveries from those surveys. Then technologists develop new product thoughts with those discoveries, which will be given to manufacturers to check and make into products. Finally, users will know the products from salesmen or see in the market. People who believe in this ‘technology push’ theory will think of the more research and
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