The companies we remember don’t just compete - they change the frame entirely. Listen to Al Ramadan have a conversation with Dara Ladjevardian on The Library of Minds about the discipline of category design & why it matters now...
The Library of Minds // Al Ramadan
It All Started in 1985. Now It Lives Inside MyDelphi.
A conversation about intelligence, belief and designing new markets is now live; and my new digital twin is waiting for you.
I’ve lived through many eras of intelligent systems.
From statistical models to fuzzy logic. From expert systems to enterprise-scale AI.
But the journey started in 1985—across the table from Dr. John Gray at BHP Steel (see pic).
📸 Jayne Dixon, [Photo: Al Ramadan, Val Vilsten, and John Gray at Westernport Works, 1982]
That’s where I first learned the fundamentals of deduction, induction, and—most importantly—abduction – the intuitive leap. The creative hypothesis. The uniquely human move.
Since then, I’ve been part of dozens of similar projects—from machine learning to platform-scale AI – and at every stage, one thing has held true:
The value of the system isn’t in the model.
It’s in the belief it activates.
So when I first met Dara Ladjevardian and heard about his vision for Delphi.ai, I was intrigued and had to explore his idea of sharing wisdom at scale and building deeper connections.
We spent almost a year building myDelphi—a digital twin trained on the full body of category design knowledge we’ve developed at Play Bigger:
At Play Bigger, we believe:
The answer is already in the room.
Our job is to help shine a light on it, then stand it up.
The goal of myDelphi isn’t to give you the answer.
It is to serve as a belief-building tool that helps you find the one you’re really searching for.
Let me know how we do.
Resource Links >
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7hGEGxuqxxB3PaqoePiz2k
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-library-of-minds/id1841750961
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@withdelphi
Explore myDelphi — my digital mind for founders looking to escape the Existing Market Trap and start creating a movement.
👉 https://www.delphi.ai/alramadan
P.S. the call / live talk option is pretty fun.