This document discusses innovation, adoption, diffusion, and strategic opportunity. It defines innovation as improvement that occurs discontinuously and carries more risk. Adoption depends on an individual's knowledge, perceived advantages, trust, and ability to purchase something new. Diffusion spreads an innovation through a population via different categories of adopters over time. Strategic opportunity involves choosing innovations based on criteria like technology and customers to align with organizational objectives. The overall message is that by understanding these concepts, organizations can effectively manage innovation.