Successful entrepreneurs come up with ideas and then find ways to make them work to solve a problem or fill a need. T/F? - ANSWER-True
The right brain relies on kaleidoscopic, lateral thinking. T/F? - ANSWER-True
All of the following represent barriers to creativity that entrepreneurs impose ...
Successful entrepreneurs come up with ideas and then find ways to make them work to
solve a problem or fill a need. T/F? - ANSWER-True
The right brain relies on kaleidoscopic, lateral thinking. T/F? - ANSWER-True
All of the following represent barriers to creativity that entrepreneurs impose upon
themselves except:
focusing on being too logical.
being too practical.
blindly following rules.
searching for more than one answer. - ANSWER-searching for more than one answer
Rapid prototyping, transforming an idea into an actual model, typically does not lead to
improvements in design. T/F? - ANSWER-False
The U.S. Copyright Office does not require registering the creative work because
registering it does not give creators greater protection over their work. T/F? - ANSWER-
False
The ability to see the differences among various data and events is called:
convergent thinking.
divergent thinking.
transformational thinking.
illumination. - ANSWER-divergent thinking
A paradigm is a preconceived idea of what the world is, what it should be like, and how
it should operate and this can influence creativity. T/F? - ANSWER-True
Creativity and innovation are the signature of small, entrepreneurial businesses. T/F? -
ANSWER-True
"Convergent thinking" is the ability to see the differences among data and events. T/F? -
ANSWER-False
A patent protects the creator of original works of authorship such as for software. T/F? -
ANSWER-False
The left brain processes information intuitively-all at once, relying heavily on images.
T/F? - ANSWER-False
, The "theory of inventive problem solving" is a left-brained, scientific, systematic process
based on innovative patents and is referred to as:
JIT.
RP.
TQM.
TRIZ. - ANSWER-TRIZ
Employees tend to rise-or fall-to the level of expectations entrepreneurs have of them.
T/F? - ANSWER-True
Businesses typically foster an environment that encourages creativity. T/F? - ANSWER-
False
The rapidly accelerating rate of change has created an environment in which staying in
a leadership position requires constant creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
T/F? - ANSWER-True
Viewing play as frivolous is a mental block that stifles creativity. T/F? - ANSWER-True
________ lateral thinking is somewhat unconventional and unstructured.
Left-brained
Right-brained
Systematic
Logical - ANSWER-Right-Brained
Harvard's Ted Levitt says that creativity is ________ new things, and innovation is
________ new things.
thinking; doing
doing; thinking
seeing; doing
thinking; applying - ANSWER-thinking; doing
Which of the following questions should you consider before entering a lawsuit to
protect intellectual property?
Can you afford the loss of time, money, and privacy the lawsuit will bring?
Can the opponent afford to pay if you win?
Do you expect to get enough from the suit to pay for
the costs of hiring an attorney?
All of these - ANSWER-All of these
The technique of ________ uses three columns that allows the entrepreneur to weigh
both the advantages and the disadvantages of a particular decision and work to
maximize the variables that support it while minimizing those that work against it.
force-field analysis
TRIZ
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