Dave Birss - Supercharging Our Creative Potential Through Effective Use Of AI

The Impossible Network

My guest this week is Dave Birss, With over 30 years of experience in creativity, technology, and innovation Dave has become a highly respected and sought-after public speaker and trainer of creative minds.

Dave has taken everything he has learned over the past three decades to become a polymath who shares insights into the worlds of creativity, innovation, and now AI.

Currently, Dave is the most popular AI and prompt engineering instructor on LinkedIn Learning. His forward-thinking approach has put him at the forefront of the AI wave, allowing him to balance practical approaches with advancing technology. As he says ‘ In a world of myopic evangelists and apocalyptic naysayers, his guided, sensible approach helps embrace the AI future with our eyes wide open. By stripping away the BS of AI he’s an expert in explaining how it can really add value to an organization and individuals.

His award-winning books, including "How To Get To Great Ideas," "A User Guide To The Creative Mind," "Friction," and "Iconic Advantage," give readers insight into how great ideas can transform business. That is why the next book he is currently working on will explore the best ways to use AI in business.

Now over to Dave

Timecodes

00:00 Intro

01:54 Dave Harmonica intro

03:58 Discovering his love of innovation and creativity

06:14 Becoming an accidental Author

08:28 Overcoming barriers to creativity

10:14 Scratching the creative itch

11:40 Daves discusses his books

14:10 The IKEA effect

16:26 Becoming aware of AI’s power

18:35 Dave’s role to help others learn AI

20:22 Why AI is different from other technologies

23;50 Giving AI a creative brief

26:18 Input Output, curiosity, and creativity

33:02 The parallels to the invention of photography

37:26 Dave CREATE framework

42:00 Achieving more with GPT 4

43:54 MAD framework

46:30 The AI education imperative

53:38 Writing a textbook for teachers

57:52 What excites him today

Social Links

Dave Birss site

Dave Birss Linkedin

Show notes

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