INNOVATION, NOVELTY, TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION:

A CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS THROUGH THE "LEARNING AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE FIELD" PROJECT

Abstract

According to Schumpeter (2005), innovation is conceived as anything done differently that has an effect on economic life. Family farmers develop their own solutions to their production problems, a process of creating technological solutions that guarantee their reproduction as farmers. The aim of this article is to discuss the differences between the concepts of innovation, novelty and technological solution, using as an object of analysis the "Learning and entrepreneurship in the countryside" project developed in Montenegro-RS and funded by SEBRAE/FAPERGS. In methodological terms, it used a literature review, online and face-to-face workshops, the use of active methodologies and entrepreneurial education. The results obtained through the project are divided into research and extension. With regard to the former, it should be noted that although the concept of innovation is broad and allows for great flexibility, the attempt to describe the occurrence of the Schumpeterian trilogy makes it difficult to apply the concept of innovation to the rural environment. With regard to the results of the outreach, it is worth noting that 7 entrepreneurial projects were developed, one of which has been incubated as a start-up at ITUnisc.