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How AI Is Democratizing Innovation for Non-Tech Experts

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How AI Is Democratizing Innovation for Non-Tech ExpertsšŸ’”

In the age of AI, your ideas are worth nothing.

For reals.

If you really wanna innovate, you've gotta learn to move on from ideation to execution.

Easier said than done, right?

What if you could steal the game plan from the former head of Innovation at PayPal, Mike Todasco?

Join the conversation and ask Jordan and Mike questions on AI here.

Also on the pod today:

ā€¢ Applications and Capabilities of LLMs šŸ¤–
ā€¢ Approach to AI for Non-Technical Users šŸŽÆ
ā€¢ Role of AI in Creativity and Business InnovationšŸ’”

Itā€™ll be worth your 45 minutes:

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1. Microsoft Adjusts Copilot Strategy in Subscription Plans šŸ’°

Microsoft has integrated its Copilot Pro AI features into Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions, but with a catch: prices are climbing. This change, currently limited to select markets in Australia, New Zealand, and parts of Asia, offers subscribers a taste of AI-powered tools without the hefty $20 per month fee previously proposed.

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šŸ¦¾How You Can Leverage:

Your ideas have zero value. 

For decades, innovation has revolved around the ability for creative and strategic people to ideate. 

Ya knowā€¦. Throw stuff at the wall and see what sticks. Not anymore, Mike Todasco said. 

Mike is the former Head of Innovation at PayPal and a current Visiting Professor of AI at San Diego State University. 

In other words, heā€™s built his career on being innovative. And he minced zero words in saying traditional ideation is all but out the window. 

So, how should we be innovating now? 

How do we know what Large Language Model our companies should be using? 

And how can we still be innovative when starting or growing companies? 

Make sure to check out todayā€™s entire episode, as Itā€™s an instant classic. 

If you want the tl;dw version, letā€™s get it. 

Hereā€™s your 1-2-3s on maintaining an innovative edge in the world of AI everywhere.

1 ā€“ AI always comes second āœŒļø

Yeah, Mike said your ideas have zero value. But, that comes with a caveat. 

Because right now, our ideas are really just rocket fuel for LLMs, Mike said. 

After leading hundreds of brainstorming and innovation sessions at high levels, Mike admits the first ideas humans have kinda suck. 

And often, it can take countless hours to go from original ideas to polished innovation that can spark growth. 

Try this: 

That ainā€™t the case anymore. 

Human ideas are just fodder for AI iteration. Mike gave a simple and practical exercise of AI-powered innovation. 

First, let your brain have a go at solving a business problem. Write down your best problem-solution statements on paper. 

Then, take a photo and feed them into a LLM (or three). Then, ask the model to improve your ideas and give you more and better action steps. 

Make sure to iterate at each step, Mike said, giving LLMs feedback on which of its ideas are good and which stink. 

Keep going. Iterate and repeat. Mike said effective innovation today requires be a taste director, not an idea collector. 

You have to be able to finesse a LLM then execute on ideas. 

Mike also suggested using a handful of LLMs at once, which we showed you how to do here.

2 ā€“ Find your problem-obsession šŸ’¢

Itā€™s no secret that the pace of business innovation is legit too fast now. 

You canā€™t do year-long AI pilots. 

You canā€™t kick the can around on business opportunities or threats. 

After using AI to execute faster (as detailed above), Mike highlighted the importance of being obsessed with problem solving. 

Because no matter how much AI changes your business or your customerā€™s daily lives, theyā€™re still have problems. 

Try this: 

Mike referenced Jeff Bezosā€™ early ability to hone in on Amazonā€™s customersā€™ every problem. 

Even though Amazonā€™s product offerings changed from just selling books, their problem-obsession never shifted. 

Their customer wanted things cheaper and faster. 

Hereā€™s the reality, though, shorties. 

Industries are shifting years in months. Categories are popping up and falling down like Whack-A-Mole. 

Like Mike said, youā€™ve gotta be more in-tune than ever with your customerā€™s problems. 

Otherwise, itā€™s innovation wasted. 

Hereā€™s a great read ā€” an essential guide on how to better know your customers in todayā€™s day and age of AI.

3 ā€“ Size donā€™t matter šŸ¤·

Thanks to his background at PayPal, Mike has a deep history in Silicon Valley and a deep understanding of the worldā€™s most innovative companies. 

For too long, Mike said a company or departmentā€™s game-changing potential was often judged on the size of its teams. 

If you had a combustible product or service, your human team would balloon. 

If not, you may have lacked resources. 

As weird as it sounds, you donā€™t need a giant super team to be super successful. 

Try this: 

Mike laid out this scenario for small businesses, startups and even departments trying to grow their impact and revenue. 

In decades past, you might want a know-it-all data analytics person on your team. 

And maybe HR. 

And probably a handful of other roles. 

Now, Mike pointed out thereā€™s capable AI agents that can fill a great majority of those roles. 

So instead of having the largest teams, your ā€˜tank of innovationā€™ might be measured by having a large team of agent orchestrators on board. 

For more on this, make sure you tune in tomorrow to see how AI agents can bridge the gap to the future of enterprise work. 

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