Interline Creative Group, Inc.

12/11/2025

When the World Goes Commodity
Interesting uptick this week on posts related to value erosion. Companies sense the danger: when you play the commodity game, you surrender your strategy. More thoughts here:
Mon Dec 08, 2025 11:00 AMx/the-problem-with-dots/

You probably hear this once a day: “Just connect the dots.” Or, “All you have to do is connect the dots.” But here is the problem with dots: what if you don’t see them all when you start connecting? I was born red-green color blind, but didn’t know it until I got to college. I […]

12/10/2025

Associations are under pressure to deliver more: better content, faster advocacy response, smarter research. AI can help—but only if the inputs reflect the reality of the industries you represent.
As I argue in the article, innovation happens when leaders combine AI’s speed with the textured, field-level insight that only members bring.
That’s how associations stay indispensable. https://interlinegroup.com/mix/soylent-data-why-ai-isnt-the-innovator-you-are/

What do we do when AI puts us in competition with ourselves — our own knowledge, our own ideas, our own speed? What is Innovation? Innovation is defined as “the action or process of innovating.” No help there. “Innovating” is defined as “make changes in something established, especially ...

11/20/2025

The moment we believe AI can replace human insight is the moment we stop innovating.
In “Soylent Data,” I draw a metaphor: AI might be the information-rations, but the meaning — the human responsibility — still sits with us.
If your organisation is investing solely in platforms, models and automation—without a parallel investment in people, context and strategy—it’s time to recalibrate. https://interlinegroup.com/mix/soylent-data-why-ai-isnt-the-innovator-you-are/

11/19/2025

Speed has become the premium. According to the article I reference: “the real competitive advantage lies in accelerating the speed to action.” AI can move fast. But if your organization is mired in process-mud, that speed becomes pointless. https://interlinegroup.com/mix/soylent-data-why-ai-isnt-the-innovator-you-are/
👉 Get unstuck from process paralysis.
👉 Connect the dots and the dashes—the patterns beyond the obvious.
👉 Use AI to amplify your insight—not to replace it.

What do we do when AI puts us in competition with ourselves — our own knowledge, our own ideas, our own speed? What is Innovation? Innovation is defined as “the action or process of innovating.” No help there. “Innovating” is defined as “make changes in something established, especially ...

11/18/2025

Here’s a provocative thought: if innovation is simply “introducing something new into something established,” then we’re all innovators already. (Interline Creative Group)
But that framing makes innovation meaningless.
What distinguishes meaningful innovation is intention, insight, action.
In my latest piece I say it explicitly: it’s not AI doing the innovating—it’s you.
Want to be the innovator in your organization? Don’t outsource the “why.” Own it. https://interlinegroup.com/mix/soylent-data-why-ai-isnt-the-innovator-you-are/

11/17/2025

When everyone has access to AI, where does true competitive advantage come from?
In the piece I reference two recent treatises on innovation and insight—both find that without grounded, unique inputs, AI simply churns out noise. (Interline Creative Group)
➡️ Your proprietary data, your internal experience, and your strategic intent matter more than ever.
➡️ Lay your foundation on thick data (culture, context, meaning) not just big data. https://interlinegroup.com/mix/soylent-data-why-ai-isnt-the-innovator-you-are/

11/16/2025

Innovation isn’t a checkbox on your AI vendor’s checklist—it’s what happens when you bring your unique domain knowledge and insight into the equation. In “Soylent Data,” I argue that AI may accelerate thinking, but it doesn’t originate it.
🔍 You still need the context, the institutional memory, the “why” behind the “what.”
If you’re in manufacturing, design, or any of the “what’s‐next” industries, the takeaway is clear: bend AI to your will; don’t bend to it. https://interlinegroup.com/mix/soylent-data-why-ai-isnt-the-innovator-you-are/

What do we do when AI puts us in competition with ourselves — our own knowledge, our own ideas, our own speed? What is Innovation? Innovation is defined as “the action or process of innovating.” No help there. “Innovating” is defined as “make changes in something established, especially ...

11/16/2025

AI isn't the threat. It's a tool. And like very tool, its impact depends on the hands that wield it. My article in Quirk's for your review.

The February issue of Quirk's features a case study by Netflix on reducing survey bias. Also technique stories on mobile research and millennials, plus the 2015 Dorectory of Research Software.

11/16/2025

When we debate crime, it’s not just about acts—it’s about definitions.
In my latest essay I dig into how language can shape (or distort) the conversation around law and lawlessness.
💡 Read “Crime, Choice, and Humpty Dumpty” and join the discussion: https://www.jamesnowakowski.com/crime-choice-and-humpty-dumpty/

Rethinking Miranda Devine’s Argument Miranda Devine is smart. She’s a columnist for the New York Post, a FOX News contributor, and more, having written for numerous publications and author of two books, perhaps the most famous “Laptop from Hell: Hunter Biden, Big Tech, and the Dirty Secrets th...