Innovator
n.capable, hopefulprofessional
What it means
A person who develops and puts useful new ideas or methods into practice.
Reach for it when praising someone for applied originality rather than novelty or fame
The young innovator designed a cane attachment with replaceable local parts.
Choose between these
7- playful
disruptor
challenging an established market is part of the intended persona
not when Disruptor celebrates disturbance and may misstate cooperative innovation.
- everyday
creator
making something original is the broad distinction
not when Creator is too broad for someone improving processes or systems.
- everyday
creating a specific new device or process defines the person
not when An inventor may not bring the creation into successful use.
- warm
courage in making a new path deserves energetic praise
not when Trailblazer centers bold precedent more than the quality of the innovation.
- professional
the person opens a field or practice others later follow
not when Pioneer makes a priority claim that innovator does not require.
- professional
the new approach deliberately improves an institution
not when Reformer is about correcting systems and may use established methods.
- formal
unusual foresight is the admired contribution
not when A visionary may never turn the vision into a working innovation.
Said against
3- imitator
- traditionalist
- follower
It naturally appears in
3- leading innovator
A leading innovator in low-cost lenses opened the new laboratory.
- local innovator
The local innovator built a grain dryer from common roofing panels.
- social innovator
As a social innovator, she paired empty shops with new community services.