As mentioned in earlier posts, the business plan generator/algorithm works by pulling from a list of words that generate in the spaces allotted. It is stronger to use a process for authoring these lists that is objective (systematized / restricted) as opposed to subjective (authored by my own imagination) in order to provide the illusion of true artificial intelligence / automation. I have begun brainstorming strategies for discovering these words that matches the context of my thesis investigations.
The word-sets I need to create: “Problem”,”Opportunity”,”Market”, and “Genre.” Using twitter, a product invented in Silicon Valley (the target of the project), and the number 83 (the amount of cities in Silicon Valley), I have created a series of restrictions / guidelines for discovering each of these words. I have those posted here as well as some examples of what it produces.
Twitter (to find “problem”):
- search “annoying”
- “all” to reveal all related tweets in the search
- jump to the 83rd tweet
- record the “problem” evident in the tweet
Problems Generated: Shoulder injuries, Alcoholism, Bowlcut Hairstyle, too many drivers or over-population
Twitter (to find “opportunity”):
- search “awesome”
- “all” to reveal all related tweets in the search
- jump to the 83rd tweet
- record the “opportunity” evident in the tweet
Opportunities Generated: Talking animals, Bible Study
Twitter (to find “market”):
- search “these people”
- “all” to reveal all related tweets in the search
- jump to the 83rd tweet
- record the “market” evident in the tweet
Market Generated: People not from Seattle
It is interesting to compare this approach to word generation to the very first exercise I did in my thesis studies – the Serendipitous Business Model Generator (walking edition).
Business Generated: Park Benches for Dogs at Railroad Stations.
Moving forward, I will continue to collect these words as well as brainstorm and explore further strategies for objective content creation. I am interested in how the process of collecting can be one that is extremely extravagant and planned – almost an extension to the algorithm itself.
