Word Finder - innovation

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The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.

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A change effected by innovating; a change in customs

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The others, whose time had been more actively employed, began to shew symptoms of innovation,—"the good wine did its good office." The frost of etiquette, and pride of birth, began to give way before the genial blessings of this benign constellation, and the formal appellatives with which the three dignitaries had hitherto addressed each other, were now familiarly abbreviated into Tully, Bally, and Killie.

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Something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites.

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A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses.

The rate of innovation is increasing rapidly, though.

These fields are about to explode with innovation and advancement.

The pace of innovation and accomplishment is already fast but will grow even faster.

When so many people farm and so much depends on it, innovation will happen.

But technology and human innovation know no scarcity.

His chief innovation was the introduction of payment from the public treasury for state service.

Gustavus, naturally suspicious, was much perturbed by the innovation, and warned all his border officials to be watchful and prepare for the worst.

A recent innovation is the solar powered outdoor candle.

Bartole, the official biographer of Ignatius, says that he would not permit any innovation in the studies; and that, were he to live five hundred years, he would always repeat "no novelties" in theology, in philosophy or in logic - not even in grammar.

Here, as usual in logic, tradition is better than innovation.

Innovation is the way to achieve standout in this environment.

The business of making games depends on the innovation of game makers.

If you're into makeup as an art at all, you know the keys to eye makeup designs are creativity and innovation.

The general economy is experiencing fundamental change, fuelled by technical innovation.

His experience extends to strategic marketing, innovation and new product development together with marketing and business development.

A recent innovation in the mortgage business is the flexible Mortgage.

The content and scale of study are prescribed and locational contexts stipulated which restricts scope for innovation.

In fact, western secularism, in the sense of de jure authority, is a more recent innovation than the Bible would suggest.

I don't see anything particularly shameful about honestly admitting to innovation, actually.

Some delegates also toured Harwell Innovation Center, which houses 35 innovative start-ups and provides them with business support.

However there needs to be awareness that too many standards may create a straightjacket for service providers and may restrict innovation in service delivery.

Finally, innovation processes tend to be characterized by uncertainty rather than quantifiable risk.

The innovator is an active information seeker, who can cope with the inherent uncertainty involved with innovation.

Consequently, as is now well understood, growth accounting systematically underestimates the contribution of innovation to economic growth.

The clergy of Scotland objected to this innovation, and, having held a council at Perth in August 1275, prevailed upon Boiamund to return to Rome for the purpose of persuading the pope to accept the older method of taxation.

Dyeing by the yuzen process is an innovation of modern times.

Sweden, Norway and the United States are the only countries with any claim to have taken the first modern census, as distinguished from a register of tax-payers, &c., the lineal descendant of the old Roman census, and the innovation seems to be due to the United States.

This innovation has been followed by almost all critics since Bengel's time, and it was developed by Griesbach.

In harmony with Cyprian's new conception is another innovation of his age and place, that of children communicating; both were the natural accompaniment of infant baptism, of which we first hear in his letters.

Legislation brought forward in 1906 introduced an innovation in assigning a salary of $7000 to the recognized leader of the Opposition, and pensions amounting to half their official income to ex-cabinet ministers who have occupied their posts for five consecutive years.

The coronation of a woman was in the eyes of the Russian people a scandalous innovation in any case, and the proposed coronation was doubly scandalous in view of the base and disreputable origin of Catherine herself (see Catherine I.).

For some time a memorandum of the total of daily sales reported was posted on 'Change, but the indifference of traders, together with the distrust that makes any innovation difficult, caused the scheme to be abandoned.

Although the processes are primitive and improvements are discouraged, both by the policy of the government and by an indolence and suspiciousness of innovation natural to the people themselves, fine crops of cereals are yielded, especially in the large wheat-lands of Hauran.

As much as the leaders of these corporations might want to foster disruptive innovation, their policies, structure and processes mitigate against it.

To understand why these attributes are so important in corporate settings, let's take a quick look at why innovation is such a struggle in large organizations.

It's the generalists who are frequently the masters of innovation, able to draw from a diversity of ideas and sources to come up with something new.

Innovation in every sector is critical, and startups are where innovation happens.

In the coming years, startups will shine in a variety of fields, especially those where innovation is in demand.

The paradox is that if government really wanted to encourage innovation in healthcare and other fields, they would step back and allow a free market to flourish.

The innovation offered by the company is the creation of learning/play materials from a small child's point of view.

The company, which was begun in 1930, continues to search for innovation, creativity, and practicality in their products.

Improvements and innovation create competition, which could improve or hurt consumer buying trends.

Capital One has a history of innovation from their early days as a small bank division.

Bamboo sheets are an interesting innovation and one that balances environmental issues with comfort.

The company focuses on innovation, quality and sustainable design services.

Examples of such innovation include a digitally-enhanced flat hair iron, a slimming corset designed to peel the pounds off in just a few days and a selection of green tea and fruit-flavored extracts offering plenty of health benefits.

In fact, American distribution comes second to Europe and Asia where fashion leads the way and innovation reigns supreme.

This innovation led to skis that are easier to control and allow a skier to easily facilitate carving.

With a little thought and innovation, you can customize any theme to fit your prom.

The flavors are actually quite abundant and there is a lot of innovation in the raw world.