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Innovation -- Pax Romana

Innovation -- Pax Romana. Definition of I nn o v a t i o n. Innovation. n 1.[C] a new idea, method, or invention: [+in] recent in English teaching.

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Innovation -- Pax Romana

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  1. Innovation-- Pax Romana

  2. Definition of Innovation • Innovation. n • 1.[C] a new idea, method, or invention: [+in] recent in English teaching. • 2.[U] the introduction of new ideas or methods: We must encourage innovation if the company is to remain competitive./ [+in] We need to encourage innovation in industry./ Many people feel bewildered by the speed of technological innovation.

  3. Reference: • Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Fourth Edition (2005)

  4. Translation Talent (chuàng xīn)(创新) Chuàng (创): Action of create and bring forth Xīn （新）: New, advanced and possibly evolutionary

  5. Translation Talent (chuàng xīn) Similarities New, changing the previous methods or idea Differences Innovation: focus on the action and the process chuàng xīn: focus on the value or significance of the idea or product

  6. Learning vocabulary throughWEBSITE ----Innovation http://www.innovationmagazine.com/

  7. Innovation • Research &Development • Innovation Policy • Innovation Statistics • Innovation Performance • Related links and documents

  8. Back to Orbit -- music and lyrics by Gustavo Bitdinger Innovation at Stanford -- A Song General Motors is in trouble Procter and Gamble wants another hit like Crest Whitestrips They’re both heading down a treacherous fate If they don’t find out how to innovate! It’s not easy being so large and complex Bureaucracy is turning my life into a mess Compensation packages that don’t incent innovation Organizational structures that lead to stagnation! So I ask the following question to YOU What should (beep) do? My organization has turned into a Hairball I’ve gotta get myself back to orbit My organization has turned into a Hairball I’ve gotta get myself back to orbit Oh oh back to orbit oh oh Strap yourself to a rocketship And shoot for the stars You will go faaaaaaar! So what is the answer to my problems? Could it be that I can’t bear to err? Forget all the rules you’ve set for yourself There’s no need to be like everyone else Cows need time to make milk, don’t you forget! What you don’t see is what you get Breaking the mold should be your new aim Unleash that creative genius that’s in your right brain! So I ask the following question to YOU What should (beep) do? My organization has turned into a Hairball I’ve gotta get myself back to orbit My organization has turned into a Hairball I’ve gotta get myself back to orbit Oh oh back to orbit oh oh So this large and complex organization walks into a bar And it asks me, “Gus, how do I innovative?” And I say, “You know, I think the very first step towards becoming more innovative is questioning the old norms that have turned you into a Hairball! ………

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