Identify the step in the innovation process at which the following actions are most likely to occur.

Development

Application

Launch

Growth

Maturity

Decline

Although most people thought neon Hammer pants would never come back in style, thousands of pairs sold after a popular singer wore a pair during a national television interview.

The first flat$-$screen televisions were expensive and offered by few manufacturers. However, within a few years, most televisions incorporated that technology.

A clothing company ships new products to stores $2$ weeks before the release date $($instead of just $5$ days early$)$ to ensure they are available to customers on the release date.

A single loan officer handles a customer$$s application throughout the process, rather than having each step completed by a different bank employee.

Rather than watching television shows on traditional televisions, many people subscribe to Internet$-$based services or watch shows on their smartphones.

Sharon compares several recent sneaker releases to choose the colorways for her company$$s next limited edition shoe.

Innovations can be categorized as radical or incremental, technical or managerial, and product or process.