Tag Archives: Problem Definition

From Process to Practice: Who Runs It and How

Posted on April 27, 2026 by Eugene Ivanov

This is the fifth and final post in the series “Problem First: AI-Assisted Problem Solving for Organizations That Can’t Afford to Get It Wrong.” After I published the second post in this series, the one laying out a five-stage problem-solving … Continue reading →

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AI as Problem-Solving Partner: Doing It Right

Posted on April 22, 2026 by Eugene Ivanov

This is the fourth post in the series “Problem First: AI-Assisted Problem Solving for Organizations That Can’t Afford to Get It Wrong.” I ended the previous post with a claim that deserves scrutiny: that the real value of AI for … Continue reading →

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The Organizations That Need Problem Solving Most Are the Ones Doing It Least

Posted on April 13, 2026 by Eugene Ivanov

This is the third post in the series “Problem First: AI-Assisted Problem Solving for Organizations That Can’t Afford to Get It Wrong.” The first two posts in this series made a general case. Organizations are bad at defining problems. They … Continue reading →

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The Problem-Solving Manifesto

Posted on April 1, 2026 by Eugene Ivanov

(What the Problem-Solving Process Actually Looks Like) This is the second post in the series “Problem First: AI-Assisted Problem Solving for Organizations That Can’t Afford to Get It Wrong.” In the first post in this series, I argued that organizations … Continue reading →

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Why We’re So Bad at Solving Problems (And Why It Matters More Than Ever)

Posted on March 22, 2026 by Eugene Ivanov

This is the first post in the series “Problem First: AI-Assisted Problem Solving for Organizations That Can’t Afford to Get It Wrong.” Clients always come to me knowing what they want. Very often, however, they don’t do enough due diligence … Continue reading →

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Putting the Cart Before the Horse: What We’re Getting Wrong About AI

Posted on November 10, 2025 by Eugene Ivanov

The debate about artificial intelligence has become exhaustingly predictable. On one side, we have doomsayers who celebrate every misstep—a misdrawn map of Europe, a miscounted number of r’s in “blueberry”—as proof that AI is fundamentally flawed. The word “hallucination” has … Continue reading →

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How to win a war

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Eugene Ivanov

What do you need to win a war? A few things. First, you need an army equipped with superior weapons and instilled with high spirits. Second, you need a vibrant economy capable of sustaining the hardship of continued military operations. … Continue reading →

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