One thing that I disagreed with Kuratko about was when he said the best ideas come out of the blue. For me personally, I usually get my best ideas for something when I'm working on it. For instance, I got my business opportunity for this class when I was consciously thinking about idea opportunities. I'm sure people do get creative ideas out of the blue but I'm not sure if it's the most common way it happens.
The most confusing part of the reading for me was when Kuratko explained appositional relationships. It doesn't completely make sense at first when he states "things and people exist in the world in relation to other things and people." It makes some more sense after reading more but it's still a confusing concept. I understand now though he's trying to say how creative people can think of a use or connection for any two objects.
The biggest surprise came to me when Kuratko said that technology wasn't the driving force of innovation. While he does admit technology is important, he says the biggest driving force is "market-driven or customer-based innovations." Since I didn't know much about innovation, I always just assumed that technology was the biggest factor but after Kuratko explained, I can see why it isn't.
One of the questions that I would ask Kuratko is what he considers to be the biggest hindrance to innovation. He talked a lot about misconceptions but I'd like to see what he thinks prevents innovation the most. The next thing I would like to ask him would be which arena of creativity he believes to be the most important. They all seem crucially important but I wonder which one he puts above all the rest.
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