Hello, I’m
Steven Mironow
I'm an educator, linguist, and author of the Brain Bike Course and Futuristic Lab methodology.
About
I think that
NEW TIMES
DEMAND NEW SKILLS
AI and automation are capable of routine and semi-creative tasks, but they can not replace the human capacity for creative thinking.
Throughout my career, I've worked with professionals from diverse fields, students and teachers, using new training methods.
I offer the BRAIN BIKE COURSE - a program that cultivates imagination and problem-solving skills through interactive, inventive techniques that work.
My skill set
Ideation skills
Flexibility and fluency in generating ideas
inventive problem-solving
Finding effective new ways of doing things.
Solving hard problems
Foresight
Using original ideas for more effective work.
Identifying and exploiting job trends.
BRAIN BIKE COURSE
Contents
Module 1. Intro. An overview of the course.
Why it is important to set yourself apart from the algorithms today.
Stories from big high-tech companies on what it takes to innovate.
An overview of methods that can position you for success in the AI-driven world.
What makes the BB course unique.
Stories from big high-tech companies on what it takes to innovate.
An overview of methods that can position you for success in the AI-driven world.
What makes the BB course unique.
Extensive practice.
Module 2. Intelligence having fun. Common approaches.
AI and 5 visions of our creativity-focused future of work.
M-case, lowercase and uppercase types of creativity.
Where do good ideas come from?
Simple and quick techniques for solving any problem.
M-case, lowercase and uppercase types of creativity.
Where do good ideas come from?
Simple and quick techniques for solving any problem.
Extensive practice.
Module 3. Imagine this. The anatomy of good ideas.
Debunking creation myths.
Which is more efficient: to imagine or to steal an idea?
What makes your imagination work.
Types of analogies.
Which is more efficient: to imagine or to steal an idea?
What makes your imagination work.
Types of analogies.
Extensive practice.
Module 4. Copy mother Nature. Bioinspiration.
How nature works as a creator.
Imitation as a strategy for survival.
Selective breeding of ideas.
The CHA2OTIC model for quick prototyping.
Imitation as a strategy for survival.
Selective breeding of ideas.
The CHA2OTIC model for quick prototyping.
Extensive practice.
Module 5. Spatial structure of creativity. Visual approach.
Thinking in levels, dimensions, universes.
Forcing new thinking patterns.
Thinking in images and quasi-dimensions.
SQVD – a visual thinking tool
Forcing new thinking patterns.
Thinking in images and quasi-dimensions.
SQVD – a visual thinking tool
Extensive practice.
Module 6. The beauty of mathematics. Logical approach.
Pattern sniffing, looking for shortcuts and beauty of math.
Strategies for solving problems: logical reasoning and intuition,
working backwards, adopting a different POV, organizing + visualizing data.
Key takeaways from great mathematicians.
Poya's "how to solve it" algorithm.
Strategies for solving problems: logical reasoning and intuition,
working backwards, adopting a different POV, organizing + visualizing data.
Key takeaways from great mathematicians.
Poya's "how to solve it" algorithm.
Extensive practice.
Module 7. Software of the mind. Using the magic of language.
What makes human language unique?
How to use fiction as a creative power.
Bricks of creation in language.
Storythinking as another from of intelligence.
Using metaphores for solving problems.
How to use fiction as a creative power.
Bricks of creation in language.
Storythinking as another from of intelligence.
Using metaphores for solving problems.
Extensive practice.
Module 8. Pocket TRIZ. Part I + Part II.
The essence of Pocket TRIZ
What is an inventive solution?
Resolving physical contradictions.
Solving contradictions with inventive principles.
ARIZ: an algorithm for solving problems.
What is an inventive solution?
Resolving physical contradictions.
Solving contradictions with inventive principles.
ARIZ: an algorithm for solving problems.
Extensive practice.
Module 9. The power of paradoxes. Double-vision approach.
Paradoxes and thinking.
Paradox in Zen buddhism and Western philosophy.
The universal formula of paradox.
Double-vision approach to problems.
Solving the unsolvable.
Paradox in Zen buddhism and Western philosophy.
The universal formula of paradox.
Double-vision approach to problems.
Solving the unsolvable.
Extensive practice.
Module 10. AI-powered co-creation. Part I + Part II.
AI as a partner in creation.
AI-augmented Human Imagination.
Using AI for NEO-brainstorming.
What AI still can not do.
Create your second brain: C.O.D.E.
AI-augmented Human Imagination.
Using AI for NEO-brainstorming.
What AI still can not do.
Create your second brain: C.O.D.E.
Extensive practice.
Career
Education
International Institute of Management LINK
Managing customer and client relations
The Buryat State University
English and French studies
Professional Journey
IThub Academy, English Instructor and course creator
2020-Present
Pitman Training Russia, English Instructor
2017-2020
Ford Motor Company, Ford Partner project consultant
2013-2017
FAQ
Answers to possible questions
What is the aim of the course?
The Brain Bike [BB] course will help you grow your imaginative and creative power through deliberate and personal interaction with inventive methods.
What will I get after completing the [BB] course?
You will level up your cognitive toolkit and imagination and will be able to approach life with more creativity and flexibility. You will be able to operate on a totally different level of thinking: using augmented imagination and multi-domain approach.
How many modules are there in the [BB] course?
All in all there are 10 modules, starting from an overview of the course and ending with a module on AI-enhanced co-creation.
What makes the [BB] course unique?
The course has been created solely by myself, using current trends in technologies, science, education and art. I also relied on my experience gained at the American Russian Center at the University of Alaska Anchorage in the US, Ford Motor company and group Danone in Russia, extensive research of the covered topics, and multi-domain approach.
The Brain Bike [BB] course will help you grow your imaginative and creative power through deliberate and personal interaction with inventive methods.
You will level up your cognitive toolkit and imaginationand will be able to approach life with more creativity and flexibility. You will be able to operate on a totally different level of thinking: using augmented imagination and multi-domain approach.
All in all there are 10 modules, starting from an overview of the course and ending with a module onAI-enhanced co-creation.
The course has been created solely by myself, using current trends in technologies, science, education and art. I also relied on my experience gained at the American Russian Center at the University of Alaska Anchorage in the US, Ford Motor company and group Danon in Russia, extensive research of the covered topics, and multi-domain approach.
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