Sunday, October 31, 2010

Lesson 2 Novelty, Creativity, Innovation and Invention

Novelty
Novelty is a patentability requirement. An invention is not patentable if the claimed subject matter was disclosed before the date of filing, or before the date of priority if a priority is claimed, of the patent application.

Novelty is the quality of being new. Although it may be said to have an objective dimension (e.g : a new style of art coming into being, such as abstract art or impressionism ) it essentially exists in the subjective perceptions of individuals. It also refers to something novel, that which is striking, original or unusual. The term can have pejorative sense and refer to a mere innovation.


Creativity
Creativity as the act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality. Creativity involves two processes: 
thinking, then producing. Innovation is the production or implementation of an idea. If you have ideas, but
don't act on them, you are imaginative but not creative. ~By Linda Naiman


Creativity is the process of bringing something new into being...creativity requires passion and commitment. Out of the creative act is born symbols and myths. It brings to our awareness what was
previously hidden and points to new life. The experience is one of heightened consciousness-ecstasy. 
~ By Rollo May, The Courage to Create

Creativity refers to the phenomenon whereby something new is created which has some kind of value.
What counts as "new" may be in reference to the individual creator, or to the society or domain within
which the novelty occurs. What counts as "valuable" is similarly defined in a variety of ways. Scholarly
interest in creativity ranges widely: the mental and neurological processes associated with creative activity;
the relationship between personality type and creative ability; the relationship between creativity

and intelligence, learning and mental health; and ways of fostering creativity through training and
technology.


Innovation
Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship... the act that endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth. ~By Peter Drucker

Innovation is invention plus introduction, and it is increasingly seen as crucial for economies and governments alike. Expanding economies no longer produce more of the same products, but rather ever more new products with additional value. David Nordfors is co-founder and executive director of the VINNOVA-Stanford Research Center of Innovation Journalism at Stanford University. ~By David Nordfors

Innovation comes from the Latin innovātus which means to renew. Innovation can therefore be seen as the process that renews something that exists and not, as is commonly assumed, the introduction of something new.
Invention
An invention is a new composition, device, or process. An invention may be derived from a pre-existing model or idea, or it could be independently conceived in which case it may be a radical breakthrough. In addition, there is cultural invention, which is an innovative set of useful social behaviors adopted by people and passed on to others. Inventions often extend the boundaries of human knowledge or experience. An invention that is novel and not obvious to others skilled in the same field may be able to obtain the legal protection of a patent.
Inventions are easy to define but can be difficult to recognize. An invention is "the discovery or creation
of a new material (either a new manufactured product or a new composition or matter), a new process, a
new use for an existing material, or any improvements of any of these."

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