Are you harnessing the power of analogous thinking? IA Collaborative Research & Design Strategy Director, Owen Sanderson, unpacks the transformative potential of finding inspiration from other industries for Print Magazine here: https://lnkd.in/eg_kFrjG The article explores how even the best innovation teams can get “captured” by near-in thinking. To create something innovative, it almost always helps to immerse outside of our workspace and then outside of our industry. Also, the strategic illustrations for the piece are from IA Collaborative Senior Design Researcher & Strategist Angélica Chíncaro *** IA Collaborative helps leaders implement human-centered solutions for some of their most complex growth challenges. Connect with us to explore how human-centered research and a cross-industry perspective can supercharge your team. *** #AnalogousThinking #Innovation #DesignStrategy #CrossIndustryInnovation #HumanCenteredDesign #IACollaborative #CreativeInspiration #ResearchAndDesign #GrowthStrategy #PrintMagazine #InnovationTeams #IndustryInsights #DesignThinking #TransformativePotential
About us
IA Collaborative is a global design and innovation consultancy. At the forefront of design thinking, we combine human-centered design, strategy development and business consulting to help multinational organizations and emerging leaders address their most complex business challenges. Our multidisciplinary teams create compelling experiences that make a profound difference for people and the world. We reframe problems, uncover opportunities and set a strategic vision. From Insight to Action, we define business models — profit, process, channel, brand and partnership strategies — and create new physical and digital products, brands, services and environments. IA is on the national and global stage speaking about the business value of design. Featured by Fast Company as one of the country’s preeminent design thinkers, IA has been profiled by prominent business publications and is the proud recipient of multiple design awards including the GOOD DESIGN™, Red Dot International and SXSW Business Design awards. IA works with some of the world’s most successful brands, including United Airlines, Hyatt, Johnson & Johnson and Nike.
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http://www.iacollaborative.com
External link for IA Collaborative
- Industry
- Design
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Chicago, IL
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2000
- Specialties
- Research & Insight, Strategy & Business Design, Brand & Emotional Connection, Digital Experiences, Product Development, Environment & Experience Design, Business Strategy, Design Engineering, Visual Design, Account Management, and Healthcare
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218 S Wabash
9th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604, US
Employees at IA Collaborative
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Are you leveraging GenAI Multi-Agent Systems? In our latest GenAI article, IA Collaborative Co-CEO and Co-Founder Dan Kraemer explores the transformative potential of #GenAI agents working autonomously together for The New Stack here: https://lnkd.in/gYSFmDaZ Referred to as "Agent Swarms" or "Digital Twins," this GenAI concept includes: 1.) Training multiple agents that represent key roles, concepts, and/or functions 2.) Prompting them to work together. Example: One of our first breakthrough multi-agent systems was a team of seven "AI innovation thought leaders" representing our Seven Elements of Design Innovation framework (https://lnkd.in/gqWQkhnx), including: UX, brand strategy, innovation processes, business modeling, etc. We prompt them to create an endless number of complex, future business models instantly. Here are several other practical applications of GenAI multi-agent systems we find compelling: 🔬 Health Systems: GenAI agents collaborate with healthcare professionals to enhance care decisions by analyzing extensive patient data and recommending personalized treatment plans. 🏦 Banking: GenAI agents work with banking teams to devise innovative personal banking strategies by understanding individual customer needs and behaviors. 🛒 Retail: GenAI agents design new retail models for Gen Z by analyzing trends and preferences to create groundbreaking shopping experiences. *** We help leaders implement human-centered AI solutions for some of their most complex growth challenges. Connect with us to explore how GenAI multi-agent systems can act as indispensable “digital twins.” *** #GenAI, #DigitalTransformation, #InnovationLeadership, #ProductDevelopment, #AIinBusiness
GenAI Multi-Agent Systems: A Secret Weapon for Tech Teams
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🌐 IA Collaborative Co-founder and Co-CEO, Dan Kraemer took the stage at Shoptalk, the massive yearly conference for retail changemakers. 💡 He presented IA Collaborative’s latest research and insights via a presentation called: Major Forces Transforming Retail How Gen AI is Driving Unified New Retail Concepts, Strategies, and Experiences - Gen AI Stack for Retail - Future needs of Gen Z Parents - Emergent concepts like 2.0 Agents, Decentralized Retail, and Eco-impact pricing 👏 “Celebrate” here if you’re interested in receiving a briefing on the presentation and the audience reactions (preview in images). #Shoptalk #Unified #Retail #shoptalk2024 #AI #retailmedia #ecommerce #genai #RetailInnovation #RetailTrends #FutureOfRetail #RetailTech
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🌐 Are you working on your company’s “Gen AI Innovation Layer” yet? 🌐 In his second article for Crunchbase News, our Co-CEO and Co-Founder Dan Kraemer outlines five essential steps to seamlessly integrate GenAI into your operations, fostering a culture of innovation and efficiency: 1. Build the right team 2. Organize your data 3. Build structures that allow AI to query your data 4. Experiment with multi-agent prompting 5. Measure your AI innovation layer https://lnkd.in/g7eBsCbM Join the conversation and share your invaluable insights below! #GenerativeAI #DigitalTransformation #InnovationLeadership #FutureOfWork #TechTrends #AIinBusiness #DesignThinking
Why Every Company Needs A ‘GenAI Innovation Layer’
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🌟 Exciting News from IA Collaborative! 🌟 Our article by our Co-CEO and Co-Founder Dan Kraemer was one of Crunchbase News' Top 10 Most-Read Articles of 2023! Back in August 2023 we were deep into experimentation with Gen AI tools… Now, you can learn more about how we’re implementing and applying these for our clients at our growing AI Hub: https://lnkd.in/gWsxYVNH #IAcollaborative #Innovation #AItools #BusinessGrowth #ArtificialIntelligence #Crunchbase #Top10 #AIBrainstorming #BusinessInnovation #AIForBusiness #IACollaborative #ChatGPT #AIIdeation #InnovationStrategy #DigitalTransformation #IAThinking #AIInnovation #GenAI https://lnkd.in/gwRg8946
GenAI - IA Collaborative
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🌐 GEN AI FOR GEN Z 🌐 Finfluncers, Investing CoPilots, & The Financial Products Store... Even if you’re not in the banking sector, there’s plenty to learn from our Co-CEO and Co-Founder Dan Kraemer's latest piece on #GenAI for American Banker. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/ggBmvyYW Banks have been fast adopters of generative AI, but most are still only using it in ways that don't excite Gen Z: fraud protection, coding efficiency, customer support, back-office… but that’s going to change and IA Collaborative is working at the forefront in fintech. #GenAI #Banking #GenZ #Innovation #AI #FinancialServices #DigitalBanking #Personalization #IAcollaborative #fintech #bankinnovation #AmericanBanker
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🌐 Could AI dream up the next Airbnb?💡 As creatives and futurists focused on complex business challenges, we are often ideating the forefront of markets and industries. In a recent article he wrote for Crunchbase News, our Co-CEO and Co-Founder @DanKraemer explores how companies large and small can use #AI for innovation brainstorming—from coming up with initial business ideas, to testing, prototyping, and all the way through product ideation. #AIBrainstorming #BusinessInnovation #AIForBusiness #IACollaborative #ChatGPT #AIIdeation #InnovationStrategy #DigitalTransformation #IAThinking #AIInnovation #GenAI
How To Use AI To Brainstorm A Billion-Dollar Business Idea
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