Perpetual Innovation

Tag: scenario planning

  • USA: An Overconsumer

    USA: An Overconsumer

    Despite comprising just 4.3% of the global population, the U.S. accounts for a staggering 32% of worldwide personal consumption. This statistic highlights the significant economic weight of American consumers, who drive demand both at home and abroad. However, it also underscores a profound social responsibility: as a dominant force in global consumption, U.S. consumers have the power to influence market trends, sustainability practices, and social equity. The choices made by American shoppers not only shape the economy but also have far-reaching implications for the planet and future generations.

    Source: International Monetary Fund; United Nations as of December 2023.

    USA Population vs Personal Consumption Expenditures

    Assistance of ChatGPT and Gemini (2024, Aug) with prompts by E. Hall. 

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  • Generative AI Tools in 2024 (3 of n) Special Purpose AI Tools

    Generative AI Tools in 2024 (3 of n) Special Purpose AI Tools

    Pushing the Boundaries: Can Your Free GenAI Rise to the Challenge?

    We all love our go-to GenAI tools, but have you ever wondered just how far you can push their capabilities? In this upcoming blog post, we’ll take a popular free GenAI and try something it might not be designed for – think building complex tables, drawing intricate flowcharts, crafting web pages or programs, or generating stunning graphic images. Can it pull it off, even without those fancy paid features? Get ready for some unexpected results when you try this, and see if your free GenAI can surprise you!

    Graphic produced by Mermaid AI based on results from Gemini Advanced; Background Image by DALL-E (2024, Aug.). Prompts and modifications by E. Hall.

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  • Delphi AI: Homelessness Research (Regenerative-AI)

    Delphi AI: Homelessness Research (Regenerative-AI)

    These are the prompts used to gather information about homelessness and to develop a Delphi Method study to research causes and possible interventions (locally).  This is part of our Regenerative AI project; recreate as needed, when needed, with the GenAI engines available to you at that time. (Reprinted with permission from authors at NonprofitPlan.org and some adaptation here.)

    Select GenAI results as of April 2024 of Delphi Research on Homelessness (from ChatGPT 4.0, Gemini, Claude, and Copilot) are available in this pdf document.

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  • Earth Day, Drawdown, and GenAI

    Graphic of Categories to Help Reduce Human Impact on Planet. (ChatGPT 4.0 (DALL-E). Prompt by E Hall, 2024, April 22)

    What does GenAI have to say about the scientific-based solutions promoted by Project Drawdown? ProjectDrawdown.org

    <This Article is modified and reproduced from SustainZine.com, with permission. The discussion related to scenario planning is added here.>

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  • Disruptive Innovation: AI Will Spark Exponential Economic Growth

    (First published on IntellZine on April 4, 2024, https://www.intellzine.com/2024/04/disruptive-innovation-why-ai-will-spark.html … Repeat here with permission.)

    The innovation and investment guru Cathy Wood gave a TED talk in December 2023 about 5 pivotal innovation platforms that will (continue) to change the world as we know it. Her group expects to see exponential sustained growth that is fueled by the productivity gains in these areas, especially where they converge. The 5 platforms (AI, Robotics, Energy Storage, DNA sequencing, and blockchain) are described below, with AI in the center. One example she uses is the rapid move to self-driving taxis. TED talk with Cathy Wood, Why AI Will Spark Exponential Economic Growth. (2023, Dec. 18).  

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