P3: In your own words, what is the difference between innovation and invention? by Terry O'Brien https://padlet.com/terry_obrien/DPE3 en-us 2016-03-29 10:31:22 UTC 2026-03-31 10:40:17 UTC hello@padlet.com Rahaf- Invention: to make something totally new while innovation: to improve something already there https://padlet.com/terry_obrien/DPE3/wish/3845802945 2026-03-30 15:04:02 UTC https://padlet.com/terry_obrien/DPE3/wish/3845802945 nouf alsheail noufshail2 https://padlet.com/terry_obrien/DPE3/wish/3845803231 Invention:

Creating something completely new for the first time.

Example: inventing a new type of battery

Innovation:

Improving or using something in a new and useful way.

Example: making the battery last longer or charge faster

]]> 2026-03-30 15:04:17 UTC https://padlet.com/terry_obrien/DPE3/wish/3845803231 Fai Aldokhi: invention i'd say is a single innovative idea, while innovation is the field of innovating! https://padlet.com/terry_obrien/DPE3/wish/3845803309 2026-03-30 15:04:21 UTC https://padlet.com/terry_obrien/DPE3/wish/3845803309 Ghada https://padlet.com/terry_obrien/DPE3/wish/3845803696 innovation is when you devolep a product or a line

invention create an idea or product

]]> 2026-03-30 15:04:43 UTC https://padlet.com/terry_obrien/DPE3/wish/3845803696 Wejdan https://padlet.com/terry_obrien/DPE3/wish/3845803821 Invention: creating

innovation: successful use

]]> 2026-03-30 15:04:49 UTC https://padlet.com/terry_obrien/DPE3/wish/3845803821 Doha https://padlet.com/terry_obrien/DPE3/wish/3845803981 Innovation: makes something useful

invention: creates something new.

]]> 2026-03-30 15:04:59 UTC https://padlet.com/terry_obrien/DPE3/wish/3845803981 ghufran https://padlet.com/terry_obrien/DPE3/wish/3845804474 invention is the creation of something new / innovative is the development or improvement for something that exists

]]> 2026-03-30 15:05:21 UTC https://padlet.com/terry_obrien/DPE3/wish/3845804474 Abeer https://padlet.com/terry_obrien/DPE3/wish/3845804478 Invention is creating completely new.

And Innovation is improving something that already exists

]]> 2026-03-30 15:05:21 UTC https://padlet.com/terry_obrien/DPE3/wish/3845804478 Arwa Aljuraysh https://padlet.com/terry_obrien/DPE3/wish/3845805024 Innovation: is creativity in something already there.

Invention: creating something new

]]> 2026-03-30 15:05:42 UTC https://padlet.com/terry_obrien/DPE3/wish/3845805024 salma https://padlet.com/terry_obrien/DPE3/wish/3845805048 Invention starting from zero ,innovation development

]]> 2026-03-30 15:05:44 UTC https://padlet.com/terry_obrien/DPE3/wish/3845805048 alaa https://padlet.com/terry_obrien/DPE3/wish/3845805224 Invention is creating something completely new while innovation is improving or reimagining something existing to deliver real value. Example from KSA: The establishment of NEOM isn’t just building a city it’s innovating how cities are designed entirely, applying existing technologies like AI renewable energy and smart infrastructure in a revolutionary urban model never attempted before

]]> 2026-03-30 15:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/terry_obrien/DPE3/wish/3845805224 Wajd https://padlet.com/terry_obrien/DPE3/wish/3845805461 Innovation: improving something that already exists.

Invention: creating something completely new.

Example in Saudi Arabia:

Improving digital services like Absher is an innovation.

]]> 2026-03-30 15:06:01 UTC https://padlet.com/terry_obrien/DPE3/wish/3845805461 Arwa alamri https://padlet.com/terry_obrien/DPE3/wish/3845805638

Invention: creating something new

Innovation: improving or using something in a new way

smartphone was an invention while improving apps and adding new features is innovation

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