Week 14 Reading Reflection

Here is my reading reflection for chapters 3 and 4 for this week.

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? 
I thought it was incredible reading about the Arkenstone Reading Machine.  I really admire how people believed that there wasn't enough of a customer base for those who needed and wanted to understand different things but couldn't because they were blind and there was no braille available.  Yes they may be a minority but they are still a part of the whole. I thought it was phenomenal that Benetech was able to create something that would actually be cheaper and more helpful to these people, and in the end they were much more successful than others' expectations. That was my my favorite part of the reading.

2) Identify at least one part of the reading that was confusing to you.
I think the one part of the reading that I found somewhat confusing was the section explaining obstacles to corporate venturing, especially the chart that detailed the traditional management practices, the adverse effects, and the recommended actions.  It was much more detailed than I thought so I didn't think it would be that extensive.  Also the figure demonstrating the integrative model of corporate entrepreneurship strategy; it was slightly chaotic where it felt like a pain trying to follow it.

3) If you were able to ask two questions to the author, what would you ask? Why?
You talked about corporate venturing and corporate entrepreneurship, so I am curious if there are any companies (today in the 21st century) you think need to implement this strategy or that will benefit from it? Please be specific.  On the topic of ethics, do you believe that ethics and morality are lost as someone climbs the corporate ladder or as a corporation becomes more successful? Why or why not?

4) Was there anything you think the author was wrong about? Where do you disagree with what she or he said? How?
As I say every week, I don't necessarily think the author was wrong about anything. Why? Because this is a subject matter that they are an expert in and I am not.  This is not my forte so I can't really argue  that they are wrong if I am not an expert.