Week 4 Reading Reflection

Innovation is a funny thing. I mean, who knew there were even levels to the concept? I sure didn't and that made me think about how creative I allow myself to be when concerning certain topics. 

One thing I found interesting was the list of "Idea Killers" that presented early in the chapter. Not surprising, but definitely something I had to ponder over before I realized just how true the list really was. More people will run down that list than find a reason not to and slowly I am beginning to cope with that. 

Something I would definitely ask the author though is how come other chapters don't include mini activities in between the reading. Admittedly I didn't do any of them, but it was something that certainly kept me engaged and thinker deeper about the connections between the material and the real world. I think having small activities in all the chapters would make them easier to read.

Then one thing I would say the author was wrong about was the whole "born and not born creative."

I don't mean to say your are born "creative" however I truly think some people are born with innate behaviors and characteristics that inherently make them want to be more creative. Alongside an environment that encourages this natural behavior we could see a bloom of raw and powerful creative thinking. Then I think there are people who are born and naturally don't feel inclined as much to be as creative. In an environment that encourages creativity it would surely develop, however, not as much as the former in my opinion.