In this book I have tried to provide an introduction and overview of the world (and the process) of technological innovation without overly dwelling on any one specific aspect. Even at a high level, this field contains a massive body of specialized terminology, only some of which can be explained in a book of modest size and scope. The companion volume to this book, “Innovation Technology, A Dictionary,” provides brief explanations for over 1,300 terms and acronyms that may be encountered in a study of the fundamental principles, application approaches and strategies, and commercial aspects of technological innovation .

The origin of this book lies in materials created for modules of the Canada School of Innovation developed by Innoventures Canada Inc. (I-CAN), which was originally targeted at Canada’s research and technology community, but eventually expanded to a much broader audience.

在这本书中，我试图提供一个介绍和概述的世界（和过程）的技术创新，而不是过度停留在任何一个具体方面。即使是在一个高层次上，这个领域也包含了大量的专业术语，只有一些术语可以在一本规模和范围适中的书中得到解释。这本书的配套卷“创新技术，一本字典”，提供了1300多个术语和缩略语的简要解释，这些术语和缩略语可能在研究技术创新的基本原理、应用方法和策略以及商业方面遇到。

本书的起源在于为加拿大创新学院（Innoventures Canada Inc.）开发的加拿大创新学院（Canada School of Innovation）的模块制作的材料，该学院最初面向加拿大的研究和技术界，但最终扩展到更广泛的读者群