What we can learn about Innovation from Fronzie

The word innovation has “jumped the shark” According to our friends at jumptheshark.com, “jumping the shark is”:

A defining moment when you know that your favorite television program has reached its peak. That instant that you know from now on...it's all downhill. Some call it the climax. We call it "Jumping the Shark." From that moment on, the program will simply never be the same…The aforementioned expression refers to the telltale sign of the demise of Happy Days, our favorite example, when Fonzie actually "jumped the shark." The rest is history.

Here is how I know:

A buzz is starting regarding the overuse of the word innovation. Link

You can buy something called SpeedInnovating, to “unleash the inner innovator” Link

The dramatic growth in the number of Google results for the word innovation by year. Link