Lesson02: Novelty, Creativity, Innovation and Invention

Lecture Summary:

From the lecture in week 3, I learned a new interesting topic which is about Novelty, Creativity, Innovation and Invention.

By definition, we can say that Novelty is the quality of being new, fresh and interesting which is always based on what has been created before. As in week 2 lecture, we learned that Creativity is the ability to generate new ideas by combining, changing or reapplying existing ideas. Therefore, we can say that Novelty is the same as Creativity (Levitt).

Creativity also can be describe as thinking up new things or an idea. And by doing new things based on this new ideas, we can define it as Innovation. Creativity is the same as Ideas. Innovation is the same as Ideas + Action.

Invention can be describe as a new composition, device or process.

For conclusion, Novelty, Creativity, Innovation and Invention are connected with each other.


Personal Reflection:

In my own opinion, as a student in FCM, we need to learn Novelty, Creativity, Innovation and Invention to be a creative person. A creative person is not only about thinking new ideas (Creativity and Novelty), but also doing new things based on the new ideas (Innovation and Invention). Sometimes, a person can have a brilliant idea, but can't make it work. By understanding Novelty, Creativity, Innovation and Invention, we can be a great creative person.