Which of the following most accurately describes a difference between incremental innovation and radical innovation?
A) Incremental innovation researches new materials; radical innovation researches new processes.
B) Incremental innovation targets new markets and technologies; radical innovation reinvents markets and technologies.
C) Incremental innovation builds on an established knowledge base; radical innovation uses an entirely different knowledge base.
D) Incremental innovation draws on novel methods; radical innovation draws on proven methods.

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An incremental innovation squarely builds on an established knowledge base and steadily improves an existing product or service offering. It targets existing markets using existing technology. On the other hand, radical innovation draws on novel methods or materials, is derived either from an entirely different knowledge base or from a recombination of existing knowledge bases with a new stream of knowledge, or targets new markets by using new technologies.

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