Innovation and Entrepreneurship by Peter Drucker
1. What was the general theme or argument of the book?
The main theme of this book revolves around pillars of innovation and entrepreneurship in the Business World. It talks about the actions people take in order to solve problems in an innovative manner.
2. How did the book, in your opinion, connect with and enhance what you are learning in ENT 3003?
This book relates to what I'm learning in class because it talks about the different ways that people can pursue entrepreneurship. It enhanced my earning by showing me that I can think of innovation as something achievable and can work towards, therefore creating a better mindset.
I think I would create a problem in class, such as an employees on strike issue or something of that nature. I would then divide the class into groups where they would discuss how to solve the problem in the most innovative way. At the end of this exercise the class would vote on who had the best solution to the problem and we would discuss why. This would demonstrate how innovative the class can be when approaching serious issues.
I think the biggest moment I had was when the author describe the biggest "new age" technology as not being computers or literal technology. The author stated that the biggest innovation was entrepreneurial management. It is interesting to think of entrepreneurship as a technology and/or tool to use when running a business. I guess it surprised me because I would have never connected the two.
3. If you had to design an exercise for this class, based on the book you read, what would that exercise involve?
I think I would create a problem in class, such as an employees on strike issue or something of that nature. I would then divide the class into groups where they would discuss how to solve the problem in the most innovative way. At the end of this exercise the class would vote on who had the best solution to the problem and we would discuss why. This would demonstrate how innovative the class can be when approaching serious issues.
4. What was your biggest surprise or 'aha' moment when reading the book? In other words, what did you learn that differed most from your expectations?
I think the biggest moment I had was when the author describe the biggest "new age" technology as not being computers or literal technology. The author stated that the biggest innovation was entrepreneurial management. It is interesting to think of entrepreneurship as a technology and/or tool to use when running a business. I guess it surprised me because I would have never connected the two.
Hi Ethan!
ReplyDeleteI felt that your analysis of the book was in-depth and super well thought out, and definitely was super relevant to the topics that we're reviewing in class. As a student, I feel that your exercise would be super fun to participate in, especially if we had to reinvent solutions to existing problems. One thing I found interesting was how you labeled entrepreneurial management as being a new technology, which is true, especially as a lot of companies use more statistical analysis than every to guide decisions, something that definitely wasn't as much of a thing before.
Thanks so much sharing!
Hey Ethan,
ReplyDeleteI did not read the same book as you but I believe both our books have similar arguments of doing the rights things to bring innovation to your company. I like your design for the exercise for the class because it is interactive and would make the students create an argument and then actually do something about it which can lead to problem solving.
Hi Ethan,
ReplyDeleteWe actually picked different books as well as different categories. I do see that you got a lot out of what you read though. I liked your idea for a new class exercise. I think that this exercise would really stir up our creativity and the way that we think about innovation. I think it would help develop our problem solving skills