STEM Innovator® Review of the 4 Kinds of Innovation

What term describes a new use or different application of an already existing product, service, or process?

• Invention

• Extension

• Duplication

• Synthesis

What term describes a combination of existing concepts and factors into a new formulation or use?

• Invention

• Extension

• Duplication

• Synthesis

What term describes a creative replication of an existing concept?

• Invention

• Extension

• Duplication

• Synthesis

What term describes a totally new product, service, or process?

• Invention

• Extension

• Duplication

• Synthesis

A cell phone that includes a phone, camera, and calculator is an example of which kind of innovation?

• Invention

• Extension

• Duplication

• Synthesis

A generic version of a prescription is an example of which term?

• Invention

• Extension

• Duplication

• Synthesis

Botox can be used for cosmetic purposes but also for the treatment of migraines. What is this an example of?

• Invention

• Extension

• Duplication

• Synthesis