In a simpler world, where innovation simply meant lowering the cost of production of, say, an automobile, it was easy to assess an innovation's value.
1	In	in	ADP	E	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	RI	Definite=Ind|Number=Sing|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	simpler	simpler	ADJ	A	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
4	world	world	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	FF	_	4	punct	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	B	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	innovation	innovation	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	simply	simply	ADV	B	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	meant	mean	VERB	V	Mood=Ind|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
10	lowering	lower	VERB	V	VerbForm=Ger	9	ccomp	_	_
11	the	the	DET	RD	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	cost	cost	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	E	_	14	case	_	_
14	production	production	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	E	_	20	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	FF	_	17	punct	_	_
17	say	say	VERB	V	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	FF	_	17	punct	_	_
19	an	a	DET	RI	Definite=Ind|Number=Sing|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	automobile	automobile	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	FF	_	20	punct	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PE	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	expl	_	_
23	was	be	AUX	V	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
24	easy	easy	ADJ	A	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
25	to	to	PART	PART	_	26	mark	_	_
26	assess	assess	VERB	V	VerbForm=Inf	24	csubj	_	_
27	an	a	DET	RI	Definite=Ind|Number=Sing|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	innovation	innovation	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	30	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	's	's	PART	PART	_	28	case	_	_
30	value	value	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	FS	_	24	punct	_	_
