**2. The innovation solution protocol**

The Innovation Solution Protocol refers to an innovative challenge for which one has no apparent direct solution. The procedure identifies three possible routes of action:


Whichever road the innovator takes, they end up with one or more new challenges. These new ones may be solved in a direct manner, but if not -- and here comes the iterative aspect -- each of these challenges can be likewise tackled through the same three-way solution procedure. Doing so would create a third generation (now front and center) of challenges, which again can each be treated the way the original challenge was -- applying the three-way solution. See **Figure 1**: B-A-X.

This ongoing procedure would keep generating new challenges, until such time that the new ones can be resolved in a direct manner. And if not completely resolved, then partially resolved. When this happens the attention backtracks to the parent challenge, and if that challenge is resolved (completely or partially) then it would point to its parent challenge, and so on, until the backtracking process would

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**Figure 3.**

*An evolved ISP map.*

refocus on the original challenge. The solution seeker has always something concrete to do. There is always a next step. See **Figure 2**: The Innovation Solution Map. This procedure is captured as the Innovation Turing Machine (ITM). Its operation moves the innovator's attention from one innovation challenge to the next. It is iterative, open-ended; it spreads further and further until it hits a negotiable

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**Figure 2.**

*The innovation solution map.*

**Figure 1.** *B-a-x.*

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**Figure 2.** *The innovation solution map.*

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the beneficiaries, and with anyone impacted by the project.

beneficiaries or impacted parties.

of artificial intelligence assisted innovation.

**2. The innovation solution protocol**

of action:

challenge.

See **Figure 1**: B-A-X.

In addition to the AIA running a dialog with the human innovator, HI, it also runs a dialog with the other innovation stakeholders: (i) the financial investors, (ii)

This AIA configuration is geared towards a single innovator working alone, or to a team of small or large size. It applies to local, or global effort, to cases of one private investor, or to many socially minded investors, and to any number of

This chapter first describes the underlying innovation solution protocol, (InnovationSP), then depicts the AIA configuration, followed by a description of the various AIA parts, concluded with an outlook and a prospective view of the future

The Innovation Solution Protocol refers to an innovative challenge for which one has no apparent direct solution. The procedure identifies three possible routes

1.**Divide the challenge to components** -- solve, or generate insight about the

2.**Re-define the challenge in a more abstract fashion** -- solve, or generate in-

3.**Extend the challenge to a larger one including related challenges** -- solve or generate insight about the extended challenge, then revisit the original

Whichever road the innovator takes, they end up with one or more new challenges. These new ones may be solved in a direct manner, but if not -- and here comes the iterative aspect -- each of these challenges can be likewise tackled through the same three-way solution procedure. Doing so would create a third generation (now front and center) of challenges, which again can each be treated the way the original challenge was -- applying the three-way solution.

This ongoing procedure would keep generating new challenges, until such time that the new ones can be resolved in a direct manner. And if not completely resolved, then partially resolved. When this happens the attention backtracks to the parent challenge, and if that challenge is resolved (completely or partially) then it would point to its parent challenge, and so on, until the backtracking process would

sight about the abstract version, then revisit the original challenge.

For a good review of established innovation thinking see [1–10].

components, then return to the original challenge.

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**Figure 1.** *B-a-x.*

#### **Figure 3.** *An evolved ISP map.*

refocus on the original challenge. The solution seeker has always something concrete to do. There is always a next step. See **Figure 2**: The Innovation Solution Map.

This procedure is captured as the Innovation Turing Machine (ITM). Its operation moves the innovator's attention from one innovation challenge to the next. It is iterative, open-ended; it spreads further and further until it hits a negotiable

innovation challenge. Once this challenge is negotiated (resolved), the innovator's attention shifts back to its parent challenge. Applied repetitively, this "Innovation Machine" ends up with a resolved original challenge. Check out an evolved map in **Figure 3**.
