Innovation Fundamentals

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Set-Theoretic Systems for Innovation

INTRODUCTION TO SETS IN SYSTEMS

Everything is a system in its own right. Every system comprises a collection of sets. The sets may include qualitative, quantitative, or conceptual elements. A set-theoretic approach may help us to have a better grasp of how sets fit together to form systems, thereby leading to a higher potential for systems integration. In spite of the much touted need to achieve systems integration, only limited successes have been accomplished in practice for the purpose of actualizing innovation. This is often so because there is no analytical basis for identifying and modeling the parameters that the sub-systems have in common. Consequently, attempts to achieve systems integration ...