This is what I distilled from the OED:
\nInnovation is the alteration of what is established by the introduction of new elements or forms; something newly introduced; a novel practice, method, etc.<\/p>\n
I’d add that it’s a word with a positive flavour and that, to be classed as an innovation, something must endure or have a noticeable effect.<\/p>\n
I’d say that it differs from creation because creation is to make something new, whereas innovation is to employ something in a new way, or to introduce something already created.<\/p>\n
It’s got a techie flavour, not an arty flavour.<\/p>\n
Who was that discourse guy who talked about the flavour of words? Was it Volosinov?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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