Enabling Disruptive Thinking with Matrix Morphology @ IIBA

“We can’t solve our problems with the same kind of thinking that created our problems.” – Albert Einstein

Most breakthrough ideas don’t arise from compromise… they arise from resolving contradictions. I’ll share a different way of thinking on 5/22/25 at IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis). In “Enabling Disruptive Thinking with Matrix Morphology”, I’ll explain how solving a contradiction led to a patented invention in large-scale e-commerce… and how the journey revealed a systematic method for identifying and solving contradictions.

Creative thinking is emerging as a new frontier in generative intelligence. I’ll also explain how I enabled the method with a custom GPT… and how practitioners can use “Matrix Mentor” for creative thinking and problem-solving with AI.

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Enabling Disruptive Thinking with Generative Intelligence @ Minnebar

Minnebar 2025 is coming to the Best Buy campus on 5/3/25…

Creative thinking is emerging as a new frontier in generative intelligence.

Have you ever hit a wall in ideation or wrestled with a difficult trade-off?

Most breakthrough ideas don’t arise from compromise… they arise from resolving contradictions. I’ll share how solving a contradiction led to a patented invention in large-scale e-commerce… and how the journey revealed a systematic method for identifying and solving contradictions. I enabled “Matrix Morphology” with a custom GPT… and I’ll equip you to use “Matrix Mentor” for creative thinking and problem-solving with AI.

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Enabling Cultural Agility with Disruptive Thinking

🚀 “𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴.” – 𝘈𝘭𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘌𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘪𝘯

In a world that is defined by volatility, un-certainty, complexity, and ambiguity, conventional approaches to problem-solving are simply not adequate. Organizations and communities struggle to navigate technical, behavioral, and social challenges because conventional thinking fails to address deep-rooted contradictions.

A newly-released publication by Springer Nature on Quality of Life and Social Change offers new ways of thinking. I contributed a chapter on “Enabling Cultural Agility with Disruptive Thinking”, which articulates my unique approach to systematic innovation. Although I originally developed this method in the context of a patented invention in the technical domain, I’ve adapted it across the organizational, behavioral, and social domains. By identifying and resolving contradictions, this approach offers un-conventional solutions that enable individuals and organizations to thrive in a turbulent world. Rather remarkably, in retrospect, the model finds its roots in ancient philosophy.

🔗 available on Amazon

🎧 Get a Sneak Peek! Enjoy an AI-generated preview in podcast format (< 12 min) that introduces key ideas from the chapter:

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💡 A virtual book launch at which we’ll explore the overall concept

🏠 A virtual open house at which we’ll discuss key insights

💬 Virtual office hours for personalized application

📅 An exclusive offer for readers: Purchase the book on Amazon, provide proof of purchase, and receive a virtual office hour in which we’ll dive deeper into personalized application of this transformational approach

Let’s re-think how we do problem-solving in a turbulent world!

Enabling Cultural Agility with Disruptive Thinking (A Simulated Podcast)

We used Google NotebookLM to generate this simulated podcast from the eponymous chapter in a book on social change. It provides a rather concise introduction to the rather deep subject of Matrix Morphology — a particular implementation of systematic innovation / disruptive thinking.

Enabling Cultural Agility with Disruptive Thinking – A Simulated Podcast (audio track; 12 min)

Enabling Cultural Agility with Disruptive Thinking – A Simulated Podcast (text transcript of podcast format)

Enabling Cultural Agility with Disruptive Thinking (in “Quality of Life and Social Change” @ Amazon)

David Quimby + Dan Olson @ Systematic Innovation (A Simulated Podcast)

We used Google NotebookLM to generate this simulated podcast from the text transcript of a conversation. It provides a rather concise introduction to the rather deep subject of Matrix Morphology — a particular implementation of systematic innovation / disruptive thinking.

David Quimby + Dan Olson @ Systematic Innovation – A Simulated Podcast (audio track; 12 min)

David Quimby + Dan Olson @ Systematic Innovation – A Simulated Podcast (text transcript of podcast format)