Innovation and its technological element. A conceptual overview

This paper has as its central objetive to analyze the concept of innovation, seeking its true multilateral and broad dimension with its component of creativity and with its impacts of new applied knowledge, not only economic, but also social or environmental. The different concepts presented in this work provide a greater understanding of the innovative process and allow us to travel along the transformative path that today's society demands. Another no less important aspect in this reflection is the relationship of many terms among them technology, technological development, transfer and foresight to mention some of them that make up a system to gain insight into the management of technology and innovation, which is actually what that ensures that a company, whether public or private, manufacturing or services, travels along the path of innovation.