Most of us tackle a task—be it responding to customer inquiry, writing business requirements, test and validation, conducting market analysis, or developing a sales pitch—through our personal mental model:
Past experience bias (“I’ve always done it this way.”)
Effort-vs-time trade-off (“How long will this take?”)
Risk calculus (“If I try something crazy, will it blow up?”)
That framework keeps us safe… but it also caps what’s possible.
With Generative AI + Agentic workflows
Zero human bias – models don’t care about “the way it’s always been.”
Practically limitless search space – millions of inputs, sources, and variations explored in hours.
Unconventional discovery paths – agents surface options a cautious human would never dare test.
Bottom line: If you still rely solely on your mental model, you play with a ceiling. GenAI/Agentic Reasoning blows that ceiling off.
What do you say?