What Changed Today

Innovation can be defined generally as changes in behavior. More specific definitions of the term have resulted in many good, but no convincing ultimate definition. An important reason for this is that the meaning of innovation has also been constantly adapting. Early definitions were restricted to original products and processes that could be used in commercial applications in the private sector. Later definitions broadened their scope, to including social innovations (e.g. organizational, institutional and political innovations), innovations in services, and recognizing that the public sector could innovate.