Innovation-oriented means thinking of new and better ways to do things, just like when you find a faster way to build your tower with blocks.
Imagine you're playing with building blocks. You’ve always stacked them one on top of the other, but one day, you decide to try putting some blocks sideways or even inside others. Suddenly, your tower is taller and stronger, that’s innovation!
Like a Playground
If the playground has swings, slides, and monkey bars, an innovation-oriented kid might think, "What if we added a slide that goes up and down?" or "What if we made a tunnel under the sandbox?" That kid isn’t just playing, they're thinking of new ways to have fun.
Like Making Cookies
When you make cookies with your mom, you usually use chocolate chips. An innovation-oriented friend might say, "What if we put sprinkles inside the dough?" or "What if we shaped them like hearts?" That’s not just baking, that's thinking of new and exciting ways to do something familiar!
Examples
- A child builds a robot from old toys to fix a broken toy car.
- A farmer tries a new crop variety to see if it grows better.
- A student invents a way to organize her notes more efficiently.
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See also
- What innovations define the speedrunning community?
- What are technological constraints?
- What is Apple?
- What is New equipment?
- What is bottom-up?