イノベーション

Etymology: From English "innovation," derived from Latin "innovare" (to renew). The term became prominent in Japanese business discourse particularly from the 2000s.

Common collocations

• イノベーションを起(お)こす (to create/bring about innovation)
• イノベーションを推進(すいしん)する (to promote innovation)
• イノベーションを生(う)み出(だ)す (to generate innovation)
• 技術(ぎじゅつ)イノベーション (technological innovation)
• 社会(しゃかい)イノベーション (social innovation)
• オープンイノベーション (open innovation)
• 破壊的(はかいてき)イノベーション (disruptive innovation)

Native japanese equivalent: 革新(かくしん) (reform, innovation) is a native Japanese word with similar meaning, but イノベーション often carries connotations of modern business/technology contexts.

Context: Frequently used in business strategy, government policy (e.g., 科学技術(かがくぎじゅつ)イノベーション政策(せいさく)), and startup culture.