1) The biggest surprise for me in the reading was the part about developing your creativity. Although I indulge in creativity through dance, I feel like coming up with innovative ideas is not my strong suit, so I was pleased to read that there are a copious amount of things that you can do to enhance your creative talents.
2) The part of the reading that I initially found confusing was the "creative exercise" on page 134. The activity tells you to look at a list of items and to write down every use for the item you could think of. When I first took a look at the list, I was incredibly confused because the items appeared to be really random and useless. Then, I decided to sit down and do some of the list, and I was really pleased with how many functions I could come up with. It finally made sense, it was an activity to see how creative I could get with seemingly normal items.
3) I would first ask the author who came up with the term "cocooning", because I have never heard it used in this context- but it does match the definition perfectly. On another note, I would also ask the author if he felt as though he already embodied the principles of innovation, or if he had to learn them.
4) I would disagree with the author on his title for the sub-article "Terrorism Ignites Innovation." Although the article did take a nice twist on how we can make the best out of unfortunate situations, yet I feel like the title could be less blunt. I feel as though it may offend people who were affected by acts of terrorism, specifically 9/11.
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