Innovation in Design

What is the fundamental difference between an invention and an innovation?

• Invention refers to creating a product for the first time, while innovation involves improving an existing product or service.

• Invention is driven by the desire to make money, while innovation is driven by personal interest.

• Invention is a solitary process, while innovation requires teamwork.

• Invention applies to tangible products, while innovation applies to intangible assets.

Which of the following is an example of a sustaining innovation?

• The introduction of assembly line production in the automobile industry

• The development of the iPod that revolutionized music consumption

• The creation of an automated production line for car manufacturing

• The release of new generations/versions of a product with improved features

What motivates inventors to create novel products or processes?

• Desire to make money

• Scientific curiosity

• Desire to help others

• All of the above

What is the primary goal of modular innovation?

• To completely redesign the architecture of a product

• To change the use of technology for a new purpose

• To reconfigure components of a product so that it is customisable

• To introduce a simple, low-grade solution that transforms the market

This strategy involves changing the fundamental structure of a product or service.

• Fundamental Innovation

• Structural Innovation

• Architectural innovation

• Building Innovation

What Strategy for Innovation is breaking down an existing product to allow for greater customization and flexibility?

• Configurational

• Modular Innovation

• Structural Innovation

• Architectural Innovation

A category of innovation that disrupts existing markets by developing alternatives

• Sustaining Innovation

• Disruptive Innovation

• Subversive Innovation

• Disaster Innovation

A category of innovation that improves the process of how products and services are made or delivered

• Procedural Innovation

• Sustaining Innovation

• Process Innovation

• Architectural Innovation

A category of innovation that improves upon existing products

• Improvement Innovation

• Positive Innovation

• Process Innovation

• Sustaining Innovation

A strategy that involves combining existing technologies / innovations in a new way.

• Configural Innovation

• Combining Innovation

• Strategic Innovation

• Procedural Innovation