斯坦福大学的大卫·努德福什指出，“创新是经济发展最重要的驱动力......其依赖的社会氛围，能够在强调经济和思维自由的文化中，支持创业精神......创新是发明加推新。”

由于人们、机构和社区都拒绝改变，所以有必要在发明新东西之外把它成功推出并引入到一个系统之中，这才是创新。移动电话在全球的普及就是创新的一个实例。

本月，我们将通过一系列以#美国创新#为题的内容发布来探讨美国的创新，审视什么是创新生态系统的条件，以及美国发明家和探险家是如何把创新带给世界。你为什么认为创新对当代经济体十分重要？

更多了解这一议题，请见（中文）：http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/chinese/publication/2010/03/20100301131103ebyessedo0.9591442.html#axzz4KfYSKBMf

#AmericanInnovation# What Is Innovation?

According to Stanford University’s David Nordfors, “innovation is the most important driver of economic growth…and relies on a social climate that supports entrepreneurship within a culture of economic and intellectual freedom…innovation is invention plus introduction,” the invention of something new and the successful introduction and adoption of it into a system, because people, organizations and communities are resistant to change.

An example of innovation is the way cellphones have become ubiquitous throughout the world.  This month, we will explore innovation in America through a series of posts #AmericanInnovation# to examine what are the conditions for innovative eco-system and how American inventors and explorers brought innovation to the world.  Why do you think innovation is important to modern economies?  

To learn more about this topic, see (ch): http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/chinese/publication/2010/03/20100301131103ebyessedo0.9591442.html#axzz4KfYSKBMf