Testing the "Alpha-Inventor" author format, Level 1, Adults.
Friends!
I have a proposal for you... We would like to test our game element "Alpha Inventor" (one of the indirect tools of strategic branding, something like fitness for the brain), we invite you to participate.
As planned, teams of companies (representatives of work collectives, developing intersectoral communication, observation and an atypical approach, which automatically not only develops a person, but makes him more competitive) should compete for a long period of time, but for now we want to see in a truncated form how the format works in principle. Depending on how many people come, there will be either a split into pairs or national teams.
Several meetings are planned:
1) initial meeting - introduction, drawing lots and distribution of tasks.
2) after 2 weeks - presentation of results (teams/representatives show and tell), a new draw and a new task.
3) in 2 weeks (approximately) - presentation of results, new draw, new task...
etc.
Initially, we are interested in representatives of these areas of the economy = IT, science, technology, energy, ecology, education, history, culture, tourism, infrastructure, industry, agriculture.
But if your activity profile is not on this list, but you want to participate, join us too.
WHERE: Lomonosov Library (Chisinau, Botanica, Dacia Blvd., 4).
WHEN: Sunday, May 4, 2025.
TIME: 12-00.
Free admission.
If someone has the opportunity to resolve the issue with video recording and sound (the library does not have a microphone or speakers), it would be good. If you can find a camera, that’s great.
Come! Let's put the story together...
Sincerely,
Elena Radu.
May 4, 2025, Chisinau, Lomonosov Library, first meeting.
I thank those who responded, it was nice to meet extraordinary people as part of our testing of the game element “Alpha Inventor”.
In 2 weeks, on May 18 at 12-00, the next meeting will take place with a presentation of the result and a new draw.
Anyone who wants to update themselves for the future, join us!
#INBRASA
MEETING #2
Game element "Alpha Inventor" (testing).
Our first participants (a marketer and a university teacher, i.e. a humanist and a techie) turned out to be people who were interested in development beyond words. Having formed a team, they entered the topic headlong (I personally saw the initial list of more than 40 proposal options), wanted to expand the scope of the assignment received from a hypothetical sample to a sample suitable for production... and therefore asked for a shift in time.
Since the format is undergoing testing, we met them halfway. We are interested in what they will choose in the end, how they will design the sample (you need to provide a layout), how they kept the diary all this time (we are looking at the evolution of thought from the moment of acquaintance and drawing lots to the delivery of the finished result on the task), what arguments they will use to defend themselves...
TOTAL:
May 18, Sunday - there will be an interim meeting with the team. If anyone wants to join and receive the task (you will only have a week to implement it), write in the comments. We will inform you about the time and place.
MAY 24, Saturday (starts at 12-00, Khazhdeu Library, city center, next to the Stefan cel Mare monument) - OPEN MEETING with presentation of the result, new draw and distribution of new tasks.
Free admission.
Everyone is welcome!
Go for it!
The future is closer than you think...
05/24/2025, game element "ALPHA INVENTOR" (format testing), meeting No. 2, summary.
Today our first participants of "Alpha-Inventor" held an interim presentation of their creation - they showed a model of an incubator for hatching chicks from eggs. They told how their thought developed from the moment they received the task to brainstorming (they sketched out more than 50 proposals on paper) and further to the current result, which is not yet the final result.
A full presentation linked to the INBRASA development matrix is planned in some time (the participants want to bring everything to perfection, we support them in this), the date will be announced later.
In addition, new participants in the process joined us. These are two humanitarians. They, like everyone else in our format, can attract help from anyone who is creative, has engineering (or other) skills and has a desire to try their strength, thinking and imagination in practice.
Today all participants received a new task.
If the first task contained the intangible component of “kindness,” now the players must come up with a concept that will reflect “will.”
TOTAL, at the new meeting (we will inform you about the date, time and place additionally) a constructive solution for the incubator will be presented with a detailed presentation, argumentation and reflection of “kindness” in it, and a new task in which “will” will appear.
What will it be like?
We don't know yet. But we are already intrigued... because the potential of the participants suggests interesting solutions.
p.s.
Sincere gratitude to the library named after. Khazhdeu for your responsiveness and cooperation!
Biblioteca Municipala B.P. Hasdeu
MEETING #3
Game element "Alpha Inventor" (testing).
The task, which should result in a constructive solution (concept) with the intangible element “will,” turned out to be difficult for the participants. Everyone hovered slightly in silence...
But this is what is expected - getting out of the comfort zone so that a person learns to establish intersectoral connections, communicate within them, even if they are assembled in an unusual way, attract other people to help himself and his team, put forward hypotheses, focus, think outside the box and find non-standard solutions.
This is how he “upgrades” himself as an individual and potentially a more competitive worker in his own company/industry (by developing his observational skills, justifying his choice, showing the logic of the development of thought from point zero to layout... not just training himself, developing, but cultivating himself and his environment for the future, updating himself in accordance with it).
This ongoing exercise is an integral part of strategic branding.
Therefore, we continue...
And we bring the “Alpha-Inventor” into the open space, inviting everyone to connect to it, revealing to themselves and to all of us their capabilities and potential. The most active, thoughtful and active participants may well become members of the INBRASA team.
Because the game... is only a game in appearance.
MEETING #3 will take place this Saturday.
DATE = June 14, 2025.
TIME = 13:00
ADDRESS = Chisinau, st. August 31, 1989, no. 78 (building next to the swimming pool behind the government house, Faculty of ENERGY, Technical University of the Republic of Moldova, 4th floor).
Free admission.
So, a TASK for everyone who wants to become part of the future now:
Using experience, observation, imagination and creativity, present a CONSTRUCTIVE SOLUTION (concept), which is based on the professional fields of activity of the Alpha-Inventor participants, solves some problem of Moldova within the framework of the INBRASA development matrix and contains the intangible quality of a sociocrat “will”.
PLAN for the team:
- organize into a team, decide on communication and frequency of meetings within the team;
- brainstorm, identifying PM problems and options for their solutions (from science fiction to applied);
- select 1 option for development;
- keep a diary (from the moment you receive the task until the day of the presentation, to see the evolution of the participants’ thoughts and actions);
- collect the team diaries into a video clip and show it during the presentation;
- make a model of your design solution (in any form, even sculpted from plasticine);
- during the presentation, indicate the intersection of your solution with the INBRASA development matrix, give reasons;
- during the presentation, tell how your decision reflects the quality of “WILL”.
We understand that you now have few days to prepare (the team may consist of one person, we allow this at the testing stage), but what if you are one of those potential generators of meaning that we are looking for and collecting on the basis of our Institute?..
Come. Show yourself! Tell me...
We are waiting
06/14/2025, game element "ALPHA INVENTOR" (format testing), meeting No. 3, summary.
The intangible element in the task turned out to be a litmus test for the manifestation of not only professional skills, insight and creativity in people, but also their character itself, which is also important for us. The element “WILL” manifests it especially clearly, so we decided that the task with this element becomes cross-cutting - a kind of “entrance ticket” for everyone who wants to prove themselves.
The only one who really showed will today is our like-minded person and faithful participant of “Alpha-Inventor” Sergei Tynkovan, a teacher at the Technical University of the Republic of Moldova, an engineer-inventor, in whose laboratory we have gathered today. It is my pleasure to present it to you!
But even his “will” in the task was disorienting. It took him a lot of time to find within himself the definition of will that would “marry” all the other elements of the task.
I saw these difficulties from the very beginning, but did not suggest an answer to the participants - within their teams, they themselves must go all the way and come to a solution.
And today I heard a story about how this search went... Sergei applied the scientific method (see photo) and developed his own search algorithm for himself. He honestly said where he stumbled, and what, on the contrary, went easily for him, as a technician...
My personal summary = the problem on this assignment has not been solved, but Sergey personally did well, not being afraid and continuing to search...
As a result, we drew lots, choosing an intangible element for the next meeting (other points of the task are the same as before, see the description below in the feed).
This element was “ABILITY TO KEEP YOUR WORD.”
What would be the design solution with such an intangible element? The options are endless, you can also think and find... and even send us your versions if you are further than Chisinau. Well, if in Chisinau, at the next meeting you will be able to demonstrate the results obtained in person.
MEETING #4 will take place in two weeks, on Sunday, June 29th. We will inform you about the place and time later.
MEETING #4
Game element "Alpha Inventor" (format testing).
Good afternoon everyone!
We have decided on the place and time of the meeting, we provide you with the exact coordinates:
DATE = June 29, 2025 (Sunday).
TIME = 12:00
ADDRESS = Chisinau, st. August 31, 1989, no. 78 (building of the Technical University of the Republic of Moldova behind the government house from Banulescu-Bodoni street); Faculty of ENERGY, 4th floor.
Free admission.
You can read the history and purpose of testing this format on the page of our Institute of Strategic Branding "Alpha" (briefly: INBRASA) below in the feed, in previous publications.
For those who want to test themselves and become actualized for the present and future, where a variable (multifaceted) person becomes competitive and especially valuable, we repeat our “input” task. Try to complete it... and tell/show us what and how you did it.
So, TASK:
Using experience, observation, imagination and creativity, present a CONSTRUCTIVE SOLUTION (concept), which is based on the professional fields of activity of the Alpha-Inventor participants, solves some problem of Moldova within the framework of the INBRASA development matrix and contains the intangible quality of a sociocrat “will”.
PLAN for the team:
- organize into a team, decide on communication and frequency of meetings within the team;
- brainstorm, identifying PM problems and options for their solutions (from science fiction to applied);
- select 1 option for development;
- keep a diary (from the moment you receive the task until the day of the presentation, to see the evolution of the participants’ thoughts and actions);
- collect the team diaries into a video clip and show it during the presentation;
- make a model of your design solution (in any form, even sculpted from plasticine);
- during the presentation, indicate the intersection of your solution with the INBRASA development matrix, give reasons;
- during the presentation, tell how your decision reflects the quality of “WILL”.
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p.s. At the testing stage, your team can have any number of participants - even just one, you. But it’s more interesting when there are a lot of people, and they have different areas of activity and different types of thinking. In total, this gives a more comprehensive view of the task and its atypical result.
p.p.s. If the intangible element “will” is difficult for you, you can try to solve the problem with other elements that have already been mentioned earlier - “kindness” and “keep your word.” But show us the task with “will” in any case (we want to understand what exactly the problem is with you. And is it so insurmountable...).
WE ARE WAITING FOR EVERYONE!
See you on Sunday!
06/29/2025, meeting #4, testing the “Alpha-Inventor” format, summary.
The task with the intangible element “the ability to keep one’s word” turned out to be overwhelming. The reasons are different, personal and summer... but the result for today turned out to be general - optional. And this is a common problem in our society, manifested now in this format.
But the world does not tolerate emptiness, and what was beyond the strength of men, women made up for. And in the most amazing way.
I present to your attention Angela Enaki - actress, director and person with an unexpected (I didn’t know) mathematical character.
Angela had a week to complete the “input task” with the intangible element “will,” in which there were only a couple of days of pure time. She managed a lot for them - she delved into the task, understanding its meaning, and transferred what was not clear from the limbage to her own dictionary. I looked at our Republic of Moldova from a supra-systemic perspective (her humanitarian direction helped her in this) and began to analyze what she saw. I identified bottlenecks and... came to the conclusion that everything comes down to economics. Moreover, I came to the conclusion that if we experience a drawdown in it, the current economic model has ceased to be working. And I need a new one...
And I conducted an initial comparative analysis of the economies of some other countries to see how they were doing...
This, I emphasize, was done by a person whose sphere of activity lies on a completely different plane!
It was not possible to reach a constructive solution; Angela stopped at the supra-system level, but even the initial work she did arouses my affection and gratitude.
Moreover, Angela found an argument for the element “will” in her answer - it encourages a person to create and generally do anything, regardless of mood and circumstances.
That's true.
The next meeting within the framework of “Alpha Inventor” will be in 2 weeks, on Sunday, July 13th.
P.S. The next intangible element in the new task = “uniqueness/creation/creation”. For a description of the conditions of the task, see below in the feed in previous posts.
Go for it!
MEETING #5
Game element "Alpha Inventor" (format testing).
Good afternoon everyone!
We remind you that the meeting with the presentation of everything you managed to come up with will be:
DATE = July 13, Sunday.
TIME = 12:00
ADDRESS = library named after. Lomonosov (Chisinau, Botanica, Dacia Avenue, 4).
Free admission.
We repeat the task and emphasize that the intangible element in it has changed - now it is “UNIQUENESS/CREATION/CREATION”. This is the simplest element of those already on the list. But we do not dissuade you from complicating the task... you can also try your strength, knowledge and arguments and present to the audience solutions with those elements that were voiced earlier - these are “will”, “ability to keep one’s word”, “kindness”.
We will be glad to see and hear from you!
And now a repetition of the conditions of the TASK:
Using experience, observation, imagination and creativity, present a CONSTRUCTIVE SOLUTION (concept), which is based on the professional fields of activity of the Alpha-Inventor participants, solves some problem of Moldova within the framework of the INBRASA development matrix and contains the intangible quality of a sociocrat “uniqueness/creation/creation”.
PLAN for the team:
- organize into a team, decide on communication and frequency of meetings within the team;
- brainstorm, identifying PM problems and options for their solutions (from science fiction to applied);
- select 1 option for development;
- keep a diary (from the moment you receive the task until the day of the presentation, to see the evolution of the participants’ thoughts and actions);
- collect the team diaries into a video clip and show it during the presentation;
- make a model of your design solution (in any form, even sculpted from plasticine);
- during the presentation, indicate the intersection of your solution with the INBRASA development matrix, give reasons;
- during the presentation, tell how your solution reflects the quality of “UNIQUENESS/CREATION/CREATION”.
Waiting for you! You will succeed!
07/13/2025, meeting No. 5, testing the “Alpha-Inventor” format, summary.
On this day there was a big Orthodox holiday, immediately following the day of Saints Peter and Paul - a gathering of all the apostles of Christ, who is also called Alpha (just like our institute) - and it began with a smile - I arrived at the place of our event, the library named after M. Lomonosov, with a ladybug on my shoulder. Who endured an almost hour-long journey from another part of the city, 35-degree heat and a stuffy trolleybus, and who did not at all want to change to a green bush near the library, practically jumping like a grasshopper back onto my hand
The second smile was that our participants, having existed autonomously from each other for two preparatory weeks, without saying a word, chose the same problem of the Republic of Moldova for their study - education.
They were prompted to choose this topic by the intangible quality of a sociocrat we had specified - “uniqueness/creation/creation.”
But, having chosen the same thing, they nevertheless gave different solutions. One is applied specific, the other is general.
Sergei Tinkovan, a teacher at the Technical University of the Republic of Moldova, presented a model of an electronic clock (he gives his students such a task in practical classes), where he showed the uniqueness in the assembly of an electronic circuit, the rounding of lines of LED light bulbs on a prototype, in the software parameters, thanks to which the clock shows not only the time, but in general everything that is needed in the educational process... and mass application, saying that if we consider his concept in conjunction with the INBRASA development matrix, such a design solution (multifunctional electronic watches) can be used in production and agriculture, and there is an intersection with IT, because they can be built into any technology.
Angela Enaki, a person of humanitarian orientation with a mathematical disposition, presented her vision of a constructive solution to the problem of education in Moldova - a general conceptual change in everything. And in relation to students (the emphasis is not on averaging, but on identifying talents), and in filling the educational plan (a common subject base for everyone and “strengthening” with additional subjects collected by teachers and psychologists individually for each), and in the fact that the university form of education should also be modified in Moldova.
The question arose, of course, whether a person would get lost in the process of modification... here we heard different opinions... as, in general, everywhere in societies of different countries when it comes to human involvement in technology. Like, will he be for them or will they be for him?..
As a result of the meeting, everyone came to the conclusion that the forward movement of “Alpha-Inventor” was going well and correctly. That the process of reflection, systematic analysis and search for solutions really trains the brain, making the participants’ personality deeper and more versatile. And that they are no longer the same as they were just recently or even a few months ago...
I must say that shortly before this meeting, one of the Chisinau coaches approached me, asking what method our participants use to arrive at their decisions. My answer is - either way. We do not give instructions, we do not force consciousness into rigid boundaries, we are interested in the inquisitive mind and the result - what it is and how everyone gets to it... This is what the participants tell at their presentations and in the general dialogue, showing the logic and material facts of their thought process, and when there are commands - then the team one. Everyone seeks and improves themselves (not without my attention, of course, but on their own!).
And we insist that the problems under study be complex and contain a CONSTRUCTIVE solution. Because we know that this is the only way to actualize ourselves for the coming stage of a variable person.
The next meeting of the “Alpha-Inventor” will take place in two weeks, on Sunday, July 27 at 14-00 (tentatively, again in the M. Lomonosov library).
And the next intangible element as a result of the draw turned out to be... “ASPIRATION”. A very good element, in our opinion.
Think, search, come and tell us what solutions you finally came up with. We are waiting!
p.s. We thank Igor Tartyzhsky, lawyer and representative of the Polish community of the Republic of Moldova, for the photo and participation.
p.p.s. The content of the task (only the intangible element changes) - see the previous posts below in the feed.
07/27/2025, meeting No. 6, testing of the “Alpha-Inventor” format, summary.
Today there was a presentation of solutions that include the intangible quality of a sociocrat, “aspiration.” And it was akin to a feat!
In Chisinau, the heat has been 40 degrees for many days now, the city lacks trees and shade... in general, showing heroic desire, we, the persistent and wise ascetics of progress, gathered and finally made it through this heat to the library.
And... we got the unexpected.
The heat “circled” our participant with a technical education, and he... again told us about the incubator for hatching chickens from eggs, which we already had an idea about (at one of the previous meetings, Sergey Tinkovan and a fellow marketer demonstrated a working layout, the photo is below in the feed).
We were surprised, but Sergei argued his choice by the fact that without aspiration, the inventor’s mind becomes unclear and vague about the goal, and the goal is very important in any business, especially where it is necessary to apply engineering thinking, and therefore he wants to tell us how to correctly decompose the problem into subpoints and then assemble it into a design. We agreed with the argument and he spoke!
What I heard turned out to be step-by-step instructions for those who plan to focus and create a technical startup; the information was structured and presented in an accessible manner.
But we decided to complement what we heard, asked Sergei questions and suggested that he expand the horizon of the task he had taken for himself and consider the possibility of hatching from eggs not only chickens, ducklings, goslings and other poultry, but also wild birds, and even snakes and turtles. And also think about how and what to supplement the product with so that it can be powered not only from the mains, but also autonomously.
NB! Increasing the complexity of a task gives an atypical view of the task itself and the variability of its solutions, and this is exactly what a person will need literally soon...
The second presentation was from Angela Enaki, a person of humanitarian direction - her story turned out to be about the intersection of tourism and culture.
Examples of interdisciplinary festivals from different cities of the world were given, the concepts of which combine events of multiple influence - promotion of culture and its agents, immersion (direct participation of residents of a locality in the creation of a cultural event), tourism potential (recognition of a locality and the country itself within one’s own country and beyond its borders) and economic benefit (service and production always arise next to culture).
In fact, Angela spoke about one of the tools of the creative economy, which in recent years has been gaining weight in the economies of the world, but is not yet very developed within the Republic of Moldova, faced with out-of-date concepts and opinions, a superficial perception of its essence and inertia at decision-making points...
To summarize, let's say that both presentations were good, the topics raised are important for the present and the future, and both give everyone - both participants and readers - a reason to reflect and even try to implement something in Moldova.
The next meeting of "Alpha-Inventor" will take place on August 10 (Sunday), at 13:00, in the library. Lomonosov.
The next intangible element in the task is FREEDOM.
Analyze! Think! Go for it!
We are waiting for everyone.
This will be the meeting that closes the first round of testing the format.
MEETING No. 7
Game element "Alpha Inventor" (format testing).
Good afternoon everyone!
We are approaching the end of the first round of testing...
Just as this world was created in seven days, so we are testing not just the solutions voiced by the participants on the pressing problems of Moldova, but seven basic traits of a sociocrat, a person of the emerging future, which we consciously introduced into the conditions of the assignment, understanding that only in this way, by going beyond the limits of comfort and receiving a complex variable task into systematic work, can we deepen ourselves, expand our horizons and generally meet the challenges of the time.
For the final meeting of the first round, a very interesting intangible quality remained - FREEDOM. After which... we will complicate the conditions a little. But that’s a little later, but for now... you have freedom
In search of something constructive, of course.
We remind you that the meeting with the presentation of everything you can come up with will take place:
DATE = August 10 (Sunday).
TIME = 13:00
ADDRESS = library named after. Lomonosov (Chisinau, Botanica, Dacia Avenue, 4).
Free admission.
We repeat the conditions of the TASK:
Using experience, insight, imagination and creativity, present a CONSTRUCTIVE SOLUTION (concept), which is based on the professional areas of activity of the Alpha Inventor participants, solves some problem of Moldova within the framework of the INBRASA development matrix and contains the intangible quality of the sociocrat “freedom”.
PLAN for the team:
- organize into a team, decide on communication and frequency of meetings within the team;
- brainstorm, identifying PM problems and options for their solutions (from science fiction to applied);
- select 1 option for development;
- keep a diary (from the moment you receive the task until the day of the presentation, to see the evolution of the participants’ thoughts and actions);
- collect the team diaries into a video clip and show it during the presentation;
- make a model of your design solution (in any form, even sculpted from plasticine);
- during the presentation, indicate the intersection of your solution with the INBRASA development matrix, give reasons;
- during the presentation, tell how your decision reflects the quality of “FREEDOM”.
Let your thoughts fly and dare to dream, think and act!
You will succeed!
We are waiting for everyone, we will be glad to see your results!
08/10/2025, meeting No. 7, testing the “Alpha-Inventor” format, final summary and task for the next stage.
Today there was a meeting that closed the first round of testing of the Alpha Inventor. The intangible element of “freedom” in the task caused an interesting reaction - the techie and the humanities student unknowingly swapped places.
Technical University teacher Sergei Tinkovan moved from practical solutions to the philosophical level, saying that freedom is a complex and dangerous thing, but interesting. And that, according to his assessment, there are six degrees of freedom in society - from a conditionally free state “at gunpoint” to completely free in the form of value parameters and worldviews.
Not everyone is capable of ideological freedom, but it is precisely this freedom to generate meaning that is special and preferable.
Angela Enaki, actress and director, on the contrary, moved from the supra-systemic view of past meetings to a more applied option and chose... architecture as an important element not only in the formation of space, but also in the depth and breadth of human thinking, his creativity, development, ability to foresight, aesthetics and harmony with nature.
She told and showed clear examples of different architectural styles that shape the eras of the present and set the face of the future. In different countries... making a comparison with Chisinau, which has interesting architectural solutions, but there are few of them, and they do not create a development vector for the country as a whole. If we're talking about the future...
Angela identified the architectural direction of our capital as eclecticism - a combination of incompatible things that exists spontaneously in our country, and is not a thoughtful solution in which seemingly random things are harmonious and interconnected.
Her proposal for architecture is to rethink the approach to urban construction by “letting” nature into the urban concrete jungle. What does this mean? The same concept of “15-minute cities”, but not within the framework of the crowded city, but breaking it up into honeycomb ecosystems. Something like a network of small settlements that are connected to the main highway (vacuum tunnels) and separated from each other by nature (like a forest belt between Riscani and Checani).
Drawing line from all participants:
I want interesting forms and filling them with meanings aimed at the future.
We agree with this conclusion.
This completes the first stage of testing the Alpha-Inventor format.
Thanks everyone!
After some time, the next level of testing of our format will begin - when the Alpha Institute of Strategic Branding itself (briefly: INBRASA) sets the task for the participants. Within the framework of our development matrix, of course.
The immediate task has already been determined - this is ENERGY SECURITY.
The problem is relevant for the Republic of Moldova, and we invite everyone to join the search for solutions, exchange opinions, fill the testing format with people and resources...
We will invite the most active, thoughtful and caring people to join our team.
We are waiting for you, bright heads of our time!
p.s. We will inform you about the time and place of the meeting later. In the meantime, friends, save up your thoughts on a given topic... we will definitely listen to them all and even think together about how and where the best of them can be tested for efficiency and performance.
Good luck! And good mood to everyone!
