Introduction
It is usually difficult to estimate precisely how much inspiration and hard work is put into innovation. This gives the management a hard task in evaluating what and how to respond to the management of innovation. This paper will identify Drucker’s sources of innovation and discuss two of them; it will also endeavor to apply the trimming technique for a product (Jordan 1).
Document one application of the Trimming technique
Trimming refers to the process of doing ways with extra or an unwanted frame that may occur around the point of edit to give a smooth flow. Trimming techniques are very essential in document editing. There are several ways of trimming these include ripple and roll, among others. Trimming helps to make the required editing for documents, photos and any other applications. Ripple tool or roll is usually used by advanced editors to trim their edits as opposed to a beginner who use the arrow tool. It is essential for beginners to learn how to use ripple or roll, which makes trimming of document applications more convenient. When trimming documents, the ripple tool is useful in allowing change from one side of the edit point to another, something impracticable, when using the arrow tool. The rolling tool also allows simultaneous change of both in and out to help in a faster timing of edit point. It is therefore quite important to use these trimming techniques in document applications (Jordan 1).
Discipline of innovation
According to Drucker, innovation is mainly composed of inspiration and hard work, but what he tries to explore is how much of these (inspiration and hard work) actually make innovation. He comes up with seven sources of innovation that he considers as areas of opportunity. These sources include those that come from unexpected occurrences, incongruities, process needs, industry and market changes, demographic changes, and still others such as changes in perception as well as the emergence of new knowledge. This paper will consider two of his sources of innovation in its discussion of Drucker’s ideas. In this regard, the paper will discuss unexpected occurrences and new knowledge as sources of innovations (Drucker 1-9).
Unexpected Occurrences
Drucker explains that unexpected occurrences such as success and failure may open doors for innovation, and in turn, caving in as a source of innovation. This has been witnessed throughout the world with new inventions sometimes emerging due to unexpected occurrences. An example is the booming social networking site called Facebook. It was conceived as Facemash by Zuckerberg; it was first designed as a local network for identifying who was hot or not at Harvard University. However the unexpected booming interest and rising rate of viewers called for its expansion into a world-renowned company called Face book, Inc. Even though its predecessor Facemash failed, this did not stop Zuckerberg from moving on despite facing court cases and threats of expulsion (Drucker 1-9).
New Knowledge
This is another source of innovation as proposed by Drucker, It is mostly applied in the scientific field where emerging technologies are required to make work easier and improve people’s lives. Knowledge-based innovations are usually hard to come by, they require above all, focus, ingenuity, and knowledge. Most of these start at lower levels and go on to thrive. Examples of these include Microsoft entrepreneur Bill gates who started at a lower level and later developed to conquer the world of technology (Drucker 1-9).
Conclusion
Innovations require ingenuity, knowledge and most importantly focus; there are several sources of innovation and out of these the paper discussed unexpected occurrences and new knowledge (Drucker 1-9).
Works Cited
Drucker, Peter. “The Discipline of Innovation”. Harvard Business Review. 2002. Web.
Jordan, Larry. Trimming Your Edits with Ripple and Roll. Larry’s FCP Newsletter. 2010. Web.