Entering the Second Space
I previously wrote about the three “spaces” of solutions that result from disruptive technologies. Briefly, they are the Point-solution, Application-solution, and System-solution spaces. The original article is linked here:
I’m referencing that article, because although we’re still firmly in the Point-solution space, I think I’m seeing glimpses of the Application-solution space.
Click here to see a video of what I’m talking about. Visit the company’s website here.
In case you didn’t watch the video, it shows an application that allows you to leverage AI to build high-function applications merely by typing descriptive phrases and selecting options from follow-on dialogs that are visually linked together for understandability and backtracking.
If I hadn’t just built a simple web app tonight in 30 minutes using ChatGPT, I’d be very skeptical that the tech in the video is real. But I have, so I’m not.
If the Point-solution space is add-on features and low-hanging products, one aspect of the Application-solution space could very well be the power to be your own application ecosystem developer.
And that’s only the second space. What will the System-solution space look like? Assuming I’m correct about this aspect of the second space (there will be multiple aspects), then the logical way to predict the third space would be to follow the next 2-4 necessary or natural steps beyond the “personal app ecosystem” aspect.
For instance, if I can make any number of applications to solve precisely the problems I’m experiencing and in just the way I want them to be solved, what else would I want? In other words, what new sets of problems does this amazing new category of solutions pose? What limitations are there—on performance, actionability, access, or otherwise? Who might this not solve problems for? Would those people be an appealing market to reach with whatever comes next?
I have ideas. I want to let them simmer for a while as I play some more.