A few days ago, I had a sudden idea of using ChatGPT to write an English novel. I outlined the story background and asked it to suggest a name for the protagonist. It recommended a few names, and I chose one. Then it started helping me write the beginning of the story. Throughout the process, all I had to do […]
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Is ChatGPT Paving the Way for the Future of AI?
Google’s Bard debacle hasn’t stopped a frenzy of IT companies copying ChatGPT’s homework. There’s a famous “chasm theory” in the tech industry: new products are accepted by innovators and early adopters before entering the mainstream market. But countless historical examples have shown that there’s an invisible “chasm” between early adopters and the mainstream market. New product developers are often misled […]
Are You Cut Out for Entrepreneurship?
Many people believe that having money is crucial for starting a business. However, the lack of money is not the real obstacle to entrepreneurship. In fact, starting a business can be as simple as setting up a street stall. Most startup companies begin with limited funding, but truly exceptional teams always find ways to make money, and money will even […]
What Kind of Designers Can Make It to the Management Level?
More and more companies are realizing that to truly become innovative organizations, they must transform into “right-brained organizations.” And the simplest and most effective way for an organization to achieve this is by allowing “right-brained thinkers” to enter senior management positions and even take on the role of CEO. For example, Steve Jobs was a classic “right-brained thinker,” and under […]
Are Product Managers All-Rounders?
If we humans had antennae like ants, there would be two positions in a company that would be immediately recognizable because they would have many antennae on their heads. One is the CEO and the other is the product manager. Do product managers have to be all-rounders? It seems so. The main responsibility of a product manager is to develop […]
The mystery of why some people become sudden geniuses
There’s mounting evidence that brain damage has the power to unlock extraordinary creative talents. What can this teach us about how geniuses are made? It was the summer of 1860 and Eadweard Muybridge was running low on books. This was somewhat problematic, since he was a bookseller. He handed his San Francisco shop over to his brother and set off […]
The 10 Survival Rules in Murphy’s World
Our world is like a train that shuttles back and forth between the Ideal Kingdom and the Murphy’s World. The so-called Ideal Kingdom is where everything goes smoothly, while Murphy’s World follows the great Murphy’s Law, which states that anything that can go wrong will go wrong. Obviously, Murphy’s World is very terrifying, and to survive here, you need to […]
What should a left-brained person do if they discover that their dominant brain is the right brain when they grow up?
Xiao Wang has been good at math since he was a child. In middle school, he even won second prize in a city physics competition. Both his parents and he himself thought he was more suited to studying science. In college, he majored in computer science. After graduation, he joined a computer company. He has a good sense of fashion. […]
Why can’t companies break out of the innovation dead cycle?
In 2010, at a launch event in San Francisco, Steve Jobs introduced the first-generation iPad. This new product shook the entire PC industry at the time. Today, Apple is about to start selling the 10th generation iPad, available in four colors: red, yellow, blue and gray. But there was no launch event for it. The lack of a launch event […]
Innovation: Transforming into the Right-Brained Organization
Most organizations are left-brained organizations, with management methods that typically involve formulating clear strategies and plans, setting SMART goals for employees at all levels, and requiring data-driven decision-making. However, the key factors in business competition have changed. More and more companies are realizing that right-brained factors such as innovation, user experience, community, and design are crucial for success. Organizations that […]