TERMINOLOGICAL TOOLKIT FOR STUDYING THE CONCEPTS OF “INNOVATION” AND “INNOVATIVE ACTIVITY”

Abstract

provides an overview of the interpretation of the terms “innovation” and “innovative activity” in the works of foreign scientists. There is a wide range of definitions of the concept of “innovation” in foreign scientific discourse. The author pays attention to the concepts of “creativity”, “novelty”, “implementation” and “entrepreneurship” to understand the essence of the concept of “innovation”. The article reveals that the term “innovative creativity” means the production of something useful and new by a group of people working together in a complex social system. It also presents that higher education establishments can be the main centers of innovations and innovation activities. If in higher education establishments creativity of the individual is stimulated in the process of interaction, new products and processes can be created, a creative product or process can be implemented, then such institutions are innovative ones. However, the innovative activities of higher education establishments, which can benefit society, are not considered exclusively within the financial aspect. Besides, innovation is a product to be implemented, which includes diversity, intrinsic motivation, and autonomy. to L. Cagnazzo, et al.), etc. In addition, in the works of foreign researchers innovative activity is interpreted according to the definition of research and development (R & D). The article states that each establishment must have its own definition of innovation, which corresponds to its mission and vision. Moreover, it emphasizes that it is necessary to take into account many aspects when formulating a definition. As for prospects of further researches, they deal with the coverage of innovative activities of higher medical education establishments in Ukraine and the USA in the XXI century.