AI for Frameworks

In this week’s Data Diaries, let’s talk about AI for frameworks. One of the most important tools you can have on hand at any given time is a set of frameworks that you’ve built or gathered and that you can deploy at a moment’s notice.

Frameworks are like templates; when you’re staring at a blank page and you don’t know what to do, the moment you drop a framework onto that page, you’ve gone from the vast, soul-eroding void to something, something for your brain to react to.

Why does this work? Fundamentally, when we create, we’re recalling all the knowledge we’ve accumulated around a starting point. Like crystals forming in a science experiment, everything needs a nucleus, a starting point to latch onto and grow. (This is why people say to put a chopstick in a container of water you’re boiling in the microwave, so that the bubbles have a place to start forming and the water doesn’t just explode on you)

Your creativity – our brains – are the same way. And if you’re running low on starting points on any given day, a framework gives you one or more starting points.

For example, this week at the MAICON Conference, Katie and I were originally just going to do a workshop. At the eleventh hour, the organizers said, “Hey, a speaker has canceled, can you step in?” (Which, by the way, is one of my favorite things to do – if you’ve got me at your event already and someone can’t make it, hit me up, always) I looked at the session title and abstract, about creating video and multimedia with AI. Within seconds, I said, ”Sure, we can do that.”

Then Katie said, “Yeah, but now we have to come up with something.” I said, “easy, no problem” – and then using the framework she invented, the Trust Insights 5P Framework – I created an entire hour long talk in under 3 minutes. Why? Because the framework provides so many starting points and great questions that making a powerful, compelling talk is easy. We use the framework as the backbone for the talk to make sure attendees know how to use it in the context of creating AI video and audio.

Today, generative AI makes it even easier to build your own frameworks. Sit down with the beverage of your choice (like a nice espresso) and a voice recorder, then talk aloud about how you tackle a particular process. Turn on voice mode in ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or similar services and have a two way conversation where the AI can prompt you with followup questions. Then when you’re done, ask it to help you build a memorable framework. Here’s an example:

You’re a world class systems analyst and management consultant. From this {conversation / transcript}, we need to build a memorable {integer}-letter framework that uses an acronym corresponding to a real-world word. Prefer verbs for the words, and remember that the acronym must be a real {your language} word. Good examples would be WORLD, FOCUS, PACE. Bad examples would be LEKAD, SWOT, TIPR, EDLAK, or other nonsense words. Here’s how to accomplish this task. First, think through the major points of the conversation. Then order them in a logical narrative such as beginning, middle, end or small, medium, large, inside out, outside in, etc. Once you’ve established a clear narrative, design 3-7 different {integer}-letter framework acronyms and a concise 1 sentence explanation of each. Rank order your creations in terms of relevance to the main {conversation / transcript}.

This prompt will help you distill down your thinking into something memorable that you can reuse whenever you need something on the blank page.

The next time you’re faced with the blank page or a last minute assignment, pull out your favorite frameworks and you’ll jump start your efforts towards creating something great that doesn’t require you to reinvent the wheel.

Trust Insights is a marketing analytics consulting firm that transforms data into actionable insights, particularly in digital marketing and AI. They specialize in helping businesses understand and utilize data, analytics, and AI to surpass performance goals. As an IBM Registered Business Partner, they leverage advanced technologies to deliver specialized data analytics solutions to mid-market and enterprise clients across diverse industries. Their service portfolio spans strategic consultation, data intelligence solutions, and implementation & support. Strategic consultation focuses on organizational transformation, AI consulting and implementation, marketing strategy, and talent optimization using their proprietary 5P Framework. Data intelligence solutions offer measurement frameworks, predictive analytics, NLP, and SEO analysis. Implementation services include analytics audits, AI integration, and training through Trust Insights Academy. Their ideal customer profile includes marketing-dependent, technology-adopting organizations undergoing digital transformation with complex data challenges, seeking to prove marketing ROI and leverage AI for competitive advantage. Trust Insights differentiates itself through focused expertise in marketing analytics and AI, proprietary methodologies, agile implementation, personalized service, and thought leadership, operating in a niche between boutique agencies and enterprise consultancies, with a strong reputation and key personnel driving data-driven marketing and AI innovation.