How to Get (A Lot) More Out of Working with Gen AI

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1:10So here are four exercises he suggests anyone can use to train your brain to think more collaboratively and get more innovative outcomes when working with Gen AI. Instead of asking, how can I improve my presentation? Try a prompt that pushes both you and the AI to think outside the box. What if I approached my presentation in an unconventional way? What might that look like? Use metaphors and analogies in your prompts to open up creative pathways. For example, instead of asking for productivity tips, try imagine productivity as a dance. How might my approach change? Tap into multiple perspectives by asking Gen AI to generate outcomes from the mindsets of the world's best experts in any industry or genre.

1:52Even fictional personas can work. How would an innovative CEO, an artist, and a futurist each solve this problem? Finally, treat AI as a partner in innovation by asking something like, how would you as an AI design a solution to accomplish A, B, or C in ways that only AI can perceive?