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134. How to Chat with Bots: The Secrets to Getting the Information You Need from AI

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Mar 19, 2024

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Kian Gohar

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Jeremey Utley

Jeremy Utley, an adjunct professor at Stanford specializing in creativity, and Kian Gohar, founder of Geolab and bestselling author, dive deep into the world of AI as a creative collaborator. They emphasize treating AI as a teammate rather than a tool for rote answers. Discover their five-step methodology, Fix-It, which enhances idea generation through iterative dialogue. The discussion reveals how rethinking AI's role can unlock untapped innovation potential, making it an essential partner in brainstorming and problem-solving.

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INSIGHT

AI as a Conversational Partner

Teams using AI for problem-solving must follow certain practices to truly excel.
Most teams underutilize AI's potential, treating it like an oracle instead of a collaborative partner.

INSIGHT

The Effort of Collaboration with AI

Teams achieving better outcomes with AI often feel worse due to the effort required to change their workflow.
Those expecting magic from AI underperform, while those embracing the work of collaboration outperform.

ANECDOTE

Lease Negotiation with AI

Jeremy's friend used ChatGPT to help negotiate a lease by having it interview both sides.
This 'interview' process provided context to the AI, leading to more relevant recommendations.

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Join Matt Abrahams with creativity and innovation experts Jeremy Utley and Kian Gohar to explore the transformative potential of AI in the realms of creativity and problem-solving.

If you treat artificial intelligence like an oracle, you’ll likely be disappointed. But if you treat it like a teammate, Utley and Gohar say you’ll be surprised just how helpful a collaborator it can be.

Utley, an adjunct professor at the Stanford d.school, and Gohar, a bestselling author, keynote speaker, and futurist, have researched how teams can integrate AI into existing workflows to generate more creative ideas and streamline problem-solving. As they’ve found, large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT can be powerful tools for innovation. But without knowing how to implement them, “Most teams leave the vast majority of their innovation potential on the table,” Utley says. In a new white paper, he and Gohar illuminate the path teams can take to use generative AI as a “conversation partner” and transform their brainstorming efforts as a result.

In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, Utley and Gohar discuss how innovators can stop viewing AI as a magic 8-ball, and start treating it as a companion — one ready to roll up its sleeves and dig deep for new ideas.

Episode Reference Links:

Jeremy Utley
Jeremy's book: Ideaflow
Kian Gohar
Kian's book: Competing In The New World Of Work
Ep.70 Ideas Fuel Innovation: Why Your First Ideas Aren’t Always the Best
Ep.77 Quick Thinks: AI Has Entered the Chat

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