Introduction

Once upon a time, a group of Australian editors and their many international colleagues had an idea.

Innovation being the broad subject that it is, it raises countless discussion points – some of which lead to more questions than answers.

The term innovation has long had multiple definitions. Why? Because, in spite of (or perhaps because of) wide usage and continual interest, the term has lost precise meaning for many.

Want to generate a game-changing idea? Stanford University’s Jeremy Utley delves into the three-step process of fostering innovation.

Jeremy Utley and Perry Klebahn think you should measure your ideas. The Stanford Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (aka dSchool) professors call this metric your Ideaflow, which is also the title of their 2022 book on the subject.