A wide-ranging conversation on systematic innovation, ways of thinking, and the application of artificial intelligence to creative thinking. Justin Grammens did a masterful job of weaving of our wide-ranging conversation into a coherent flow!
Systematic Innovation and the Art of AI
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“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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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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🚀 “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.
🎧 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!
AN EDITORIAL PERSPECTIVE
Promoting a rather deliberate / reliable approach to disruptive thinking:
Although the particular context of this manuscript is social / cultural applications, it demonstrates the versatility of the approach; it actually originated in technical applications and I’ve gradually adapted it to other domains. I suggest that even technical innovation includes a significant social / cultural dimension.
Slight orientation: I was “discovered” by a brilliant editor who “invited” me to contribute a chapter on technical innovation to a book on social change in the Springer Nature series on quality of life… I proposed a chapter on systematic innovation… directed to social applications.
The book is a compilation of 36 authors… with rather diverse perspectives (a strategy for promoting audience engagement).
The editor wants a combination of theory / application in each chapter; she wants the author to engage the audience of social-change theorist / practitioners by not only articulating a theory of social change / and its applications; but also by sharing the intellectual / behavioral journey that brought the author to this particular way of thinking.
Then simply relate the “new” model to pertinent reference points in contemporary thought… and we’re done!
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)
Innovation Radiation 