1) What was the biggest surprise for you in the reading? In other words, what did you read that stood out the most as different from your expectations?
To me, the most surprising part of the reading was the excerpt about hot dogs, ex-convicts and social enterprise. Seeing these three words together really caught me off guard but after reading the piece it made sense.
2) Identify at least one part of the reading that was confusing to you.
One part of the reading that was confusing to me was the piece on Control verse Autonomy in chapter three. It was confusing to me how managers specifically balance allowing their employees to become entrepreneurs and being able to control them.
3) If you were able to ask two questions to the author, what would you ask? Why?
The first question I would ask the author would be over the past few years, how rapidly has the definition of the 'social entrepreneur' changed? The second question I would ask is if he thinks innovation is the most important process/idea in all of business? It seems to come up in mostly every chapter.
4) Was there anything you think the author was wrong about? Where do you disagree with what she or he said? How?
I thought the author was wrong when he said that managers are well advised to recognize the reality that it is not often the absence of rules that results in successful innovation. I think there are plenty of managers out there that still don't understand the true potential of innovation.
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