Categories of innovation

The Innovation Weblog has a post entitled "Categories of Innovation" which references a list of three categories of innovation and three types of innovative companies:

The three categories of innovation:

1. Incremental
2. Substantial
3. Radical

The three types of innovative companies:

1. Pioneer
2. Fast Follower
3. Opportunistic

I don't think there's any implication as to which might be "better", but an entrepreneur should be very clear about how you're positioned in these categories.

-- Jack Krupansky