Article | REF: RE300 V1

Technical Invention and Creative Process. Elicitation and Modelling

Author: Anne REMILLIEUX

Publication date: April 10, 2016

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1. Introduction

This article looks at the notion of "invention", defined as "the process leading to a new idea", and more specifically at "technical" invention, i.e. the process of creating a new practical idea, relating to an object or method intended for a given use.

The notion of "invention" lies at the crossroads of three notions from which it must be distinguished:

  • the notion of "innovation", mainly studied by sociology

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