| Classification attribute |
Types of innovations |
| According to the degree of radicality (novelty, innovative potential, originality of a technical solution, etc.) |
Radical (pioneer, basic, scientific, etc.), ordinary (inventions, new technical solutions) |
| By the nature of the application:• grocery;• technological;• social;• complex;• market |
Focused on the production and use of new products. Aimed at creating and applying new technology. Focused on the construction and functioning of new structures |
| By the stimulus of appearance (source) |
Innovations caused by the development of science and technology, the needs of production and the market |
| By role in the reproductive process |
Consumer and investment |
| By scale (complexity) |
Complex (synthetic) and simple |
| for whom are innovations |
or the producer and the consumer; for society as a whole; for the market |