Business innovations have always been known to have triggered from some moments of genius. Increasingly organizations are trying to foster them, yet there is no single definite formula to succeed at developing some. However, some researchers at the Sapienza University in Rome, Italy have developed what they claim is the first step towards understanding this complex art. It is based loosely on Heaps’ Law. Some important questions are raised, but if they can successfully counter these and other questions, this model can well be applied by several organizations in dire need of transformation. Changes could be invoked in biological, technological, cultural and linguistic mediums.

Source:https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603366/mathematical-model-reveals-the-patterns-of-how-innovations-arise/