A systematic approach for innovation process development with application to creative idea generation

Innovation has been the driving force of economic growth and social progress. Today, innovation is recognized more than ever as one of the most important ways to resolve economic and social difficulties and alleviate global crisis. Yet, there is no unified definition and framework for the innovation process. This paper uses a systematic approach to identify the common key elements of many different types of innovation, and to develop from which a general framework for the design and implementation of an innovation process. We will further extend this systematic approach to the practical application of a special key element of the innovation process: creative idea generation.