“Creativity Is Thinking Up New Things. Innovation Is Doing New Things.”

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My dear,

The difference between creativity and innovation is a simple one; action.

Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things.

Therefore all progress is credited to innovation.

We are all creative. Few of us are innovative.

Falsely yours,
Theodore Levitt

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