Creativity involves generating new ideas, solutions, or ways of looking at problems. Innovation is taking those creative ideas and implementing them successfully. There are different types of innovation including product, process, business model, marketing, and organizational innovation. To promote creativity and innovation, businesses should educate and train employees, encourage brainstorming and thinking time, reward new ideas, and remove obstacles to creative thinking. Barriers to creativity can include mindset, personal blocks, and organizational resistance to change.