Collocations for innovation - noun
1. introduction of new ideas
ADJ.
constant, continuous | successful | cultural, educational, industrial, scientific, technical, technological | design, policy, product
industries where constant product innovation is a criterion for survival
industries where constant product innovation is a criterion for survival
VERB + INNOVATION
encourage, facilitate, foster, stimulate | stifle
Too strict a regulatory system will stifle innovation.
Too strict a regulatory system will stifle innovation.
INNOVATION + VERB
occur
Technical innovation may occur directly in the factory.
Technical innovation may occur directly in the factory.
INNOVATION + NOUN
process
PREP.
~ in
innovation in engineering
innovation in engineering
PHRASES
scope for innovation
2. new idea
ADJ.
great, major, important, significant | successful | welcome | interesting | latest, new | recent | scientific, technical, technological
VERB + INNOVATION
come up with
She believed she had come up with one of the greatest innovations of modern times.
She believed she had come up with one of the greatest innovations of modern times.
introduce
Many innovations were introduced by the 1919 Act.
Many innovations were introduced by the 1919 Act.
design, develop
technological innovations designed to save energy
technological innovations designed to save energy
INNOVATION + VERB
occur
PREP.
~ by
Mathematical astronomy was the great innovation by the Greeks of the 5th century BC.
Mathematical astronomy was the great innovation by the Greeks of the 5th century BC.
~ in
innovations in machinery and instruments
innovations in machinery and instruments