Are you thinking in one gear?
The two cognitive modes that separate humans from machines
Most professionals are terrible at AI because they've been trained to think like algorithms. This chapter reveals the foundational framework that transforms AI from a productivity hack into a cognitive amplifier.
You're probably using AI wrong.
Not because you need better prompts or fancier tools. Because you're thinking in only one cognitive mode when breakthrough thinking requires two.
Most professionals jump straight to solutions. They converge immediately on answers. They mistake speed for intelligence. They've been trained by decades of quarterly reviews and daily standups to believe that having an answer—any answer—is better than exploring the problem space.
This isn't intelligence. It's algorithmic behavior.
And it's exactly why companies are finding it so easy to replace middle management with AI systems.
What if AI could amplify both modes of human thinking?
In this chapter from Creative Intelligence: Reclaiming Your Curiosity, Wonder, and Exploration with the Robots, you'll discover:
- The two thinking modes that power every creative breakthrough (and why most people only use one)
- Why "convergent thinking" makes you replaceable by AI—and how to break the pattern
- The proven business methodology that IBM taught to 400,000+ employees (and how AI accelerates it)
- How to guide AI through both thinking modes to explore more possibilities and refine better solutions
- The cognitive rhythm that separates innovation leaders from everyone else
This isn't another productivity hack. It's the foundational framework that makes everything else in AI collaboration possible.
Read chapter 4 — Learn the Two Thinking Modes That Matter
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- The foundational framework for AI collaboration
- Actionable insights you can apply immediately
- The cognitive advantage that compounds over time
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Why this chapter changes everything
Most AI training focuses on tools and prompts. But the real limitation isn't technical—it's cognitive. When you understand how your brain actually works (divergent vs. convergent thinking), you can guide AI to work with your natural thinking process instead of against it.
The result? AI becomes an amplifier of your intelligence, not a replacement for it.
What readers are saying about Creative Intelligence
The reviews and reactions are coming in...
"We have to know where we've been to know where we're going and Greg takes us there. "Creative Intelligence" lays the foundation and future frameworks to better understand the role of AI not as a competitor but as a companion in doing more of what we, humans, are best at – being creative! A must read for anyone who believes technology plays an important and growing part of the creative process; an even more important read if you don't believe that".
Marty Ringlein
CEO & Co-Founder, Agree.com
“This book offers a straightforward understanding of a complex area, providing methods for expanding your scope in utilizing AI (in my case, as a designer) as a critical thought partner rather than a replacement for your own critical thinking.”
Stacey Swinehart Ganderson
Author, Make Adaptive Work
“Creative Intelligence explores a pivotal cultural shift: a world that is increasingly driven by 'speed over exploration and productivity over possibility', and what we lose in the process as creative thinkers. Essential reading for any critical mind seeking to think differently.”
Steve Makofsky
Senior Vice President, Software Engineering, NBCUniversal
“Creative Intelligence is perfect for people freaked out by AI. People who hesitated from learning something other than their core skill set. People in exposed jobs like design, research, marketing, product management, etc.”
Ryan Rumsay
CEO & Founder, CDO School
Greg Storey is a human-centered systems thinker who has spent 25+ years helping organizations build what's next. He's guided Fortune 100 companies through technological transformations, from the rise of the web to early AI implementation at IBM.