Words at Play : 2014 Word of the Year
Innovation has been a business buzzword for some time, but this year the concept made headlines. In June, Clayton Christensen's The Innovators Dilemma, one of the most well-known books on the subject, was subjected to critical scrutiny by Jill Lepore in an article in The New Yorker, and in October, Walter Issacson's book The Innovators examined how innovation takes place. These discussions, and others like them, seemed to have gotten people thinking about innovation, as look-ups for innovation were up more than 30% over last year.
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