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Tinley Park · August 23, 2026Creating Powerful Stories with Graphs and AI
The speaker discusses how their company COG Solo uses graph technology and AI to help people practice difficult business conversations by creating structured narratives. The talk explains the importance of understanding content, context, narrative structure, and human behavior to improve communication performance.
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Introduction at Neo4j Graph Gathering
The speaker introduces the intersection of graphs and AI while presenting COG Solo as a playground for practicing difficult business conversations.
Use Cases for Conversation Practice
Examples include salespeople talking to customers, job seekers preparing for interviews, and individuals presenting ideas in meetings.
Narrative Creation and Closed-Loop Feedback
COG Solo helps users create and deliver narratives within a closed loop that compounds quality over time through practice.
Role of Graphs and AI in Understanding Context
Graphs and AI are critical for understanding enterprise content, context, narrative structure, and the individual at the other side of the conversation.
Human-Centric Improvement
Improving human performance requires combining all elements—content, context, narrative, and understanding the person—to achieve meaningful results.
Marvel Comics Universe Metaphor
The speaker uses superhero characters like Iron Man and Thor to illustrate how content can be organized into a graph but that people pay for specific stories or screenplays.
Turning Content into Screenplays
The platform helps transform raw content into structured narratives similar to movie screenplays where actors can practice individual scenes with personalized feedback.
Technology Stack and Future Vision
Built on Neo4j graph technologies and AI, the ultimate goal is better human conversation performance and a deeper understanding of who we are as humans.
Solo builders can treat conversation design like data modeling—mapping roles, stakes, and outcomes before writing prompts or UI. Structured narratives give AI products a shape users can rehearse against.