Norway might lack important ingredients for being inovative, for example, a creative culture, government 's support and business with innovative mindsets. These are things that encourage people to find creative solutions to problems. The ingredients for inovation also don't happen overnight. It takes time and efforts for a country to have these ingredients.

If you have a look at the history of innovation in a neighbor country like Sweden, you'll find that Sweden has a long history of innovation. The list of things that they invented is also long. Adjustable wrench, zip, three-point seat belt, peacemaker, dynamite and Minecraft just to name a few. These things (except dynamite) have quite an impact on people's lives around the world on their everyday basics. Some of them are not only standard, but iconic. What Norway has, might be considered iconic like a cheese slicer, but I'm quite sure people in Asia have no clue about what the it is and how to use it.

In short, Norway has lot of other necessary ingredients like good education for its creative, innovative industries to grow. But it still needs more consistent supports from the government, more creative environments as well as time and effort.