What is the difference between "innovative" and "creative"?
Native speaker’s answer
Rebecca
Good question! The main difference between "innovation" and "creativity" is that creativity is a concept and ability, while innovation is the implementation or creation of something that is useful. For example, coming up with ideas about how to make something uses "creativity", while actually making the thing is "innovation". Having the ability to come up with solutions is "creativity", while "innovation" is applying those solutions.