# Innovation **Domain:** Technology / Creativity / Human Development **Doc Type:** Concept Node **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition **Innovation is the practical introduction of a new or substantially improved idea, method, system, or use that expands available capability.** ## Mechanism and Practice Innovation joins imagination to implementation. It may create a new tool, discover an unexpected use for an existing one, or reorganize a system so that previously inaccessible value becomes available. ## Relationships [[wiki/Invention|Invention]] · [[wiki/Creative Technology|Creative Technology]] · [[wiki/Technological Progress|Technological Progress]]