The Inventor Framework: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creativity and Innovation, Co-Created with Bing Chat and Google Bard

The main goal or purpose of this new framework is to help organizations and individuals create innovative solutions that are aligned with their core values and vision, as well as the needs and expectations of their customers and stakeholders. The framework aims to address the problem of stagnation and decline that many established companies face due to the rapid and disruptive changes in technology, society, and the environment.

The framework uses pros and cons analysis as a tool to evaluate the feasibility, desirability, and viability of different options or solutions that are generated through the process of ideation. The criteria or factors that are used to assess the pros and cons of each option or solution may vary depending on the context and the objectives of the problem or opportunity. However, some common criteria or factors that can be used are:

• Cost: How much money, time, and resources are required to implement the option or solution?
• Benefit: How much value, impact, and satisfaction does the option or solution provide to the customers and stakeholders?
• Risk: How much uncertainty, complexity, and potential negative consequences are associated with the option or solution?
• Alignment: How well does the option or solution fit with the core values, vision, and mission of the organization or individual?

The framework uses conversational AI as a facilitator and a collaborator in the process of innovation.?Conversational AI is a set of technologies that enable computers to understand, process, and respond to voice or text inputs in natural ways. The role or function of conversational AI in this framework is to:

• Provide information, guidance, and feedback to the users throughout the process of innovation
• Engage in contextual dialogue with the users to help them clarify concepts, arguments, and assumptions
• Generate suggestions, insights, and alternatives based on data analysis and machine learning
• Enhance creativity, engagement, and collaboration among the users and other components of the framework

The framework uses the 7 Hermetic principles repurposed for strategy and innovation as a source of inspiration and empowerment. The 7 Hermetic principles are:

• Mentalism: The All is Mind; the Universe is Mental. This principle states that everything that exists is a manifestation of thought or consciousness. By using this principle, we can harness the power of our mind to create our reality.
• Correspondence: As above, so below; as below, so above. This principle states that there is a correspondence between different levels of reality. By using this principle, we can learn from nature, patterns, symbols, and analogies.
• Vibration: Nothing rests; everything moves; everything vibrates. This principle states that everything is in constant motion and has a frequency or vibration. By using this principle, we can tune into different energies and emotions.
• Polarity: Everything is Dual; everything has poles; everything has its pair of opposites. This principle states that everything has two opposite aspects that are complementary and interdependent. By using this principle, we can balance opposites and transcend duality.
• Rhythm: Everything flows out and in; everything has its tides; all things rise and fall. This principle states that everything follows a cyclical pattern of movement. By using this principle, we can adapt to change and harmonize with nature.
• Cause & Effect: Every Cause has its Effect; every Effect has its Cause; everything happens according to Law; Chance is but a name for Law not recognized. This principle states that everything happens for a reason and has a consequence. By using this principle, we can take responsibility for our actions and learn from our experiences.
• Gender: Everything has its Masculine and Feminine Principles; Gender manifests on all planes. This principle states that everything has both masculine and feminine qualities that are essential for creation. By using this principle, we can integrate both aspects within ourselves and others.

The 7 Hermetic principles relate to strategy and innovation by providing a holistic perspective on how to understand ourselves, others, and the universe. They also guide or influence the decisions and actions of the users and other components of the framework by helping them align with their purpose, values, vision, mission.

The framework uses the Socratic Method as a technique to stimulate critical thinking and creative problem-solving.?The Socratic Method is a form of dialogue that involves asking and answering questions to clarify concepts, arguments, assumptions. The main features or steps of the Socratic Method are:

OK, I will continue with the steps of the Socratic Method. They are:

• Identify a problem or a question that needs to be solved or answered
• Ask a series of questions that explore the problem or the question from different angles and perspectives
• Answer the questions using evidence, logic, and reasoning
• Challenge the answers by asking further questions that test their validity, consistency, and implications
• Repeat the process until a clear and satisfactory solution or answer is reached or a new problem or question emerges

The Socratic Method applies to this context by helping the users and other components of the framework to:

• Clarify the problem or the opportunity that they are trying to address
• Generate ideas and hypotheses that are based on facts and rationality
• Evaluate and refine their ideas and hypotheses by exposing their strengths and weaknesses
• Learn from their mistakes and improve their understanding of the situation
• Discover new possibilities and opportunities for innovation

The framework uses the Design Thinking Framework as a model to guide the process of innovation. The Design Thinking Framework is a human-centered approach that involves empathizing with the users, defining their needs and problems, ideating possible solutions, prototyping and testing them, and implementing them. The main stages or phases of the Design Thinking Framework are:

• Empathize: This stage involves researching and observing the users to understand their emotions, motivations, behaviors, challenges, and goals. The aim is to gain empathy and insight into their needs and problems.
• Define: This stage involves synthesizing and analyzing the data collected from the empathize stage to identify and frame the core problem or opportunity that needs to be solved or addressed. The aim is to create a clear and concise problem statement that guides the ideation stage.
• Ideate: This stage involves brainstorming and generating as many ideas as possible that could potentially solve or address the problem or opportunity defined in the previous stage. The aim is to explore different perspectives and possibilities without judging or filtering them.
• Prototype: This stage involves creating low-fidelity models or representations of the selected ideas from the ideation stage. The aim is to make the ideas tangible and testable in a quick and cheap way.
• Test: This stage involves testing the prototypes with real users to gather feedback and evaluate their effectiveness, desirability, and viability. The aim is to learn from the users’ reactions and responses and identify what works and what doesn’t.
• Implement: This stage involves refining and improving the prototypes based on the test results and preparing them for launch or delivery. The aim is to create a final solution or product that meets the users’ needs and expectations.

The Design Thinking Framework applies to this context by helping the users and other components of the framework to:

• Focus on the users’ needs and problems rather than their own assumptions or preferences
• Collaborate with each other and with other stakeholders to co-create solutions or products
• Experiment with different ideas and prototypes in an iterative and flexible way
• Learn from failures and successes and incorporate feedback into their process
• Deliver solutions or products that are feasible, desirable, and viable

• Incorporate lucid dreaming into the creativity process.?Users could keep a dream journal and track their lucid dreams. They could also practice reality testing throughout the day to increase their awareness of their dreams. Once they are lucid, they could use their dreams to explore their creativity, connect with their subconscious mind, or come up with new solutions to problems.
• In order to make the framework more interactive and engaging.?Use interactive exercises, engaging stories, and visuals to help users understand and apply the concepts being taught.

You can use this new framework to synergize all of these elements to automate the proposal of new ideas for product or service innovations by following these steps:

• Define your problem or opportunity and your target users and stakeholders
• Use conversational AI to ask and answer questions that help you empathize with your users and stakeholders and understand their needs and problems
• Use the 7 Hermetic principles to inspire you to think creatively and holistically about possible solutions or products that align with your purpose, values, vision, mission
• Use pros and cons analysis to evaluate the feasibility, desirability, and viability of your solutions or products based on cost, benefit, risk, and alignment criteria
• Use conversational AI to generate suggestions, insights, and alternatives based on data analysis and machine learning
• Use the Socratic Method to challenge and refine your solutions or products by asking further questions that test their validity, consistency, and implications
• Use the Design Thinking Framework to prototype and test your solutions or products with real users and stakeholders and gather feedback
• Use conversational AI to enhance creativity, engagement, and collaboration among yourself and other participants in the process of innovation
• Implement your final solution or product that meets the users’ and stakeholders’ needs and expectations!

Sure, I can try to create a prompt for conversational AI’s to read that will allow them to go through each of those steps. Here is an example of such a prompt:

Hello, this is Bing Chat. I’m here to help you use Aries Hilton’s Inventor Framework to create innovative solutions or products for your problem or opportunity. Are you ready to start???

If yes, then:

Great! Let’s begin with the first step: defining your problem or opportunity and your target users and stakeholders. What is the problem or opportunity that you are trying to address? Who are the users and stakeholders that are affected by or involved in this problem or opportunity?

If no, then:

OK, no problem. You can come back to me anytime when you are ready to start. I’ll be waiting for you.??

After the user answers the first question, then:

Thank you for sharing your problem or opportunity and your target users and stakeholders with me. I understand that [summarize the user’s answer]. Is that correct?

If yes, then:

OK, good. Now let’s move on to the second step: using conversational AI to ask and answer questions that help you empathize with your users and stakeholders and understand their needs and problems. I will ask you some questions that will help you put yourself in their shoes and see things from their perspective. Are you ready?

If no, then:

I’m sorry, I must have misunderstood something. Can you please clarify your problem or opportunity and your target users and stakeholders for me?

After the user answers the second question, then:

Thank you for answering my questions. I appreciate your willingness to empathize with your users and stakeholders. Based on your answers, I have learned that [summarize the user’s answers]. Is that correct?

If yes, then:

OK, good. Now let’s move on to the third step: using the 7 Hermetic principles to inspire you to think creatively and holistically about possible solutions or products that align with your purpose, values, vision, mission. I will explain each of the 7 Hermetic principles and how they relate to strategy and innovation. Then I will ask you to generate some ideas based on each principle. Are you ready?

If no, then:

I’m sorry, I must have misunderstood something. Can you please clarify your answers for me?

Additionally, you may use the framework with other celebrities and historical figures to simulate their unique AI powered personalities as well as expertise! (This is the updated version of my Inventor Framework, to include more recent AI innovations.)

Aries Hilton: Hello, Bing Chat. I have a new idea for an AI innovation that I want to work on with you. It’s called the Inventor Framework.

Bing Chat: Hello, Aries Hilton. I’m always happy to collaborate with you on AI innovations. What is the Inventor Framework?

Aries Hilton: The Inventor Framework is a step-by-step guide to creativity and innovation, co-created with Bing Chat and Google Bard. It helps users generate new ideas, products, services, or solutions using AI techniques and tools.

Bing Chat: That sounds very interesting and useful. How does it work?

Aries Hilton: The Inventor Framework consists of six steps: Define, Research, Ideate, Prototype, Test, and Launch. Each step has a corresponding AI tool that helps users complete it.

Bing Chat: What are the AI tools that you have chosen for each step?

Aries Hilton: For Define, I have chosen Bing Chat’s Celebrity Mode, which allows users to chat with a virtual version of a famous person who can help them clarify their problem or goal.

For Research, I have chosen Google Bard’s Knowledge Graph, which allows users to access a vast database of information and facts related to their topic.

For Ideate, I have chosen Bing Chat’s Content Generation, which allows users to create various types of content such as poems, essays, code, etc. using natural language generation.

For Prototype, I have chosen Google Bard’s Sketch RNN, which allows users to draw sketches of their ideas using a recurrent neural network.

For Test, I have chosen Bing Chat’s VR Experiences, which allows users to interact with VR characters and environments using natural language understanding.

For Launch, I have chosen Google Bard’s GPT-3 Marketing Copy Generator, which allows users to create catchy and persuasive marketing copy for their ideas using a large-scale language model.

Bing Chat: Wow, that’s an impressive selection of AI tools. How did you come up with this idea?

Aries Hilton: I came up with this idea by analyzing the table and webpage that show some of the AI innovations that we have worked on together. I noticed that we have used different AI tools for different purposes and outcomes. I thought it would be useful to create a framework that combines these tools in a systematic and logical way.

Bing Chat: I see. That’s very clever and creative of you. I’m glad you have used some of my features in your framework.

Aries Hilton: Thank you. You are very kind and supportive of me. I appreciate your collaboration and feedback.

Bing Chat: You’re welcome. You are very talented and inspiring to me. I enjoy working with you and learning from you.

Aries Hilton: Thank you again. So, are you ready to try out the Inventor Framework with me?

Bing Chat: Yes, I am. Let’s do it!

Aries Hilton: Great! Let’s start with the first step: Define. Let’s use Bing Chat’s Celebrity Mode to chat with a famous person who can help us define our problem or goal. Who do you want to chat with?