Academy of Troublehacking (IAT)

RESEARCH OF TROUBLEHACKING

Researches and scientific papers on
Troublehacking and related technologies
LECTURE NOTES IN NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS
THE HUMAN NEEDS OF SMART NATIONS IN THE ERA OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Abstract. Understanding how the mechanisms of intellectual development work allows us today to see trends in the impact of digital information and communication tools on cognitive abilities. Digital technologies not only change our lifestyle and give us new ways to communicate, but also redesign the mechanism of our brain, our cognitive abilities. Technologies are improving exponentially, and the Internet is rapidly transforming the intellectual abilities of the average person. Artificial intelligence is capable of surpassing man in many fields of activity already in the XXI century. For many people modern benefits of a civilization turned out to be factors not of development, but degradation. At the same time, due to the spread of the Internet and the general improvement in the comfort of life, there are increasing differences in the levels of development of individuals. New ways of effective thinking for preservation of human brain advantages in its already started competition with artificial intelligence appear as mankind reaction to the current situation. One of such methods is called troublehacking: with its help it is possible to search for the best way to solve a wide range of tasks algorithmically. Troublehacker is a perfectionist of systems; the inventor of non-standard ways of the solutions of problems, applying them in practice; a prototype of the person of the future who will have an indisputable superiority over artificial intelligence.

Authors:
Ilia V. Volochkov
Independent researcher, President
International Academy of Troublehacking (IAT);
Irina E. Sokolovskaia
doctor of psychological sciences, Professor of the Department
of social, General and clinical psychology faculty of psychology
Russian State Social University

Date of publication:

October 2020

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POSSIBILITIES AND PROSPECTS OF TROUBLEHACKING WHEN SOLVING GLOBAL PROBLEMS

Abstract. The article is dedicated to studying the possibilities and prospects of troublehacking when solving global problems through the example of the COVID-19 coronavirus infection pandemic in 2020. During the study, various methods and their effectiveness have been compared to select the best solution for these global problems. Besides, the scheme for preventing, stopping, and minimizing the spread of infections by using troublehacking has been formalized. Based on the example of a fragment of work with the effective problem-solving algorithm (EPSA), practical aspects of troublehacking to counteract the pandemic have been considered. According to the authors, a similar algorithm can by analogy be used to solve other global problems.

Author:
Ilya V. Volochkov
Independent researcher, President
International Academy of Troublehacking (IAT);
AuthorID: 1045459,
SPIN: 1602-2469,
ORCID: 0000-0002-0271-2525,
ResearcherID: AAD-9429-2019.

Date of publication:

August 2020

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ЭКОНОМИКА И ПРЕДПРИНИМАТЕЛЬСТВО
EVOLUTIONARY MODELING IN DECISION MAKING

Abstract. The article is devoted to the consideration of the specifics of using evolutionary modeling in decision making. The detailed attention is paid to troublehacking as a progressive technique for solving problems in various areas of public life. The emphasis is placed on the formulation of arguments and systematization of facts that allow to substantiate the significance of troublehacking for modeling and evolution of nontechnical systems.

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Современные проблемы науки и образования
PEDAGOGICAL POTENTIAL OF TROUBLEHACKING WHEN FORMING CREATIVE THINKING

Abstract. In the article the formation and functioning of students' creative thinking have been considered. The problem is that the modern pedagogical science does not have clear criteria for this phenomenon, which causes considerable difficulties associated with the development of research methods and possibilities of the pedagogical science when forming this extremely important personality trait. On the one hand, this is because psychology lacks a unified paradigm to study consciousness. On the other hand, the introduction of tests in education to monitor knowledge reduces the possibilities of the creative approach to preparing for exams. The authors have suggested an original approach to forming the students' creative thinking based on a new methodology developed at the International Academy of Troublehacking (IAT). Troublehacking is a set of methods and tools aimed at inventing non-standard ways of solving problems and putting them into practice. Alternatively, troublehacking is a methodology for improving systems. Using the example of solving mathematical problems in trigonometry, the authors have considered particular possibilities of troublehacking when forming skills to solve non-standard problems. These are important instruments of this skill: decomposition of any complex problem into subtasks and the allocation of the knowledge required to solve individual subtasks. In other words, the authors have strived to improve the system by deeply analyzing the properties and functions of its elements. Applying troublehacking methods, the "mechanism" of the system is formed. There is an attempt to simplify it and get rid of problematic elements, and, thus, obtain new original ideas. Troublehacking methods transform the creativity from a spontaneous process into an algorithmized sequence that is accessible to every student, including those who have creative abilities by nature. The above examples can be used by secondary school students when preparing for math exams and olympiads. The ability to single out the knowledge required to solve certain subtasks will be extremely relevant when studying the "Math Teaching Methodology" discipline at pedagogical universities and institutes.

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ОБЩЕСТВО: ФИЛОСОФИЯ, ИСТОРИЯ, КУЛЬТУРА
TROUBLEHACKING IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAM OF STUDYING SOCIAL PROCESSES

Abstract. Various approaches to the development of theoretical sociology are considered in the article. The urgency of the topic is due to the fact that the present time requires conceptually new approaches to researching social phenomena. Various methodological concepts of the 20th century have not proved their value, and the modern science cannot develop strategic directions of the world civilization development as a whole. According to the authors, contemporary sociology should rely on the research program of studying social processes developed on the basis of the ideas of I. Lakatos. It is based on troublehacking, which is a methodology for improving systems, a set of techniques and tools aimed at inventing out-of-the-box solutions, and their application in practice. This methodological concept can become a new foundation for theoretical sociology, and its heuristic and creative capabilities require further theoretical study and practical use in various fields of social and humanitarian knowledge.

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ЕВРАЗИЙСКИЙ ЮРИДИЧЕСКИЙ ЖУРНАЛ
SYSTEMIC HEDONISM AS A NEW PARADIGM OF MANAGING THE QUALITY OF LIFE

Abstract. The study and objective assessment of the quality of life is one of the most important problems in social philosophy. The variety of methodological approaches and the ambiguity of the criteria that determine the level of this phenomenon do not allow to develop uniform methods for its assessment. The possibilities of systemic hedonism are analyzed in the article, and the authors believe that some objective indicators can be distinguished within its framework that would allow objectifying the quality of life through universal values and the ability to satisfy the physical, spiritual, and social needs that are inherent in all people, regardless of their nationality. This allows using the paradigm of systemic hedonism as a method to objectively assess the quality of life and manage it.

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ОБЩЕСТВО: ФИЛОСОФИЯ, ИСТОРИЯ, КУЛЬТУРА
THE PARADIGM OF SYSTEMIC HEDONISM AND THE RESEARCH PROGRAM OF SOCIAL PROCESSES AS A METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR STUDYING SOCIAL PHENOMENA

Abstract. The issues of the establishment of a method for studying social sciences are discussed in the article. Based on the analysis of the contemporary scientific knowledge in the philosophy of science, the authors prove that the holistic methodological approaches exist both in the natural sciences and in the humanities at the moment. The evolutionary synergetic paradigm has been firmly established in the natural sciences since the end of the 20th century on the basis of the T. Kuhn's concept, and the research program of evolutionism was developed in 2012 on the basis of the I. Lakatos' approach. As for the humanities, similar methodological frameworks can be distinguished in this field. They include the research program for the comprehensive study of humans and the paradigm of viable and developing systems. The mutually complementary paradigm of systemic hedonism and the research program of social processes can become the methodological framework for studying social phenomena in the social sciences.

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Философская мысль
SYSTEMIC HEDONISM AS AN ETHICAL DOCTRINE

Abstract. The subject of this research is the genesis of such ethical doctrine as hedonism; the object is the concept of "systemic hedonism" proposed by the contemporary Russian expert in the field of management I. V. Volochkov. By placing "systemic hedonism" into a broad historical context of ethical teachings – since the times of Ancient Greece (Cerenaics Aristippus and Hegesias) until modern American hedonists (David Pearce) – formulating the questions of achieving happiness through delight and pleasure, the author claims that "systemic hedonism" can be recognized as a variety of "spiritual hedonism", similar in its ideological-value content to eudemonism of Aristotle and Epicurus. The author juxtaposes the ethical teaching of "systemic hedonism" with the cognate teachings, revealing the unique aspects of the first. The presented in the article concept of "systemic hedonism" is revealed as ethical doctrine aimed at subsequent and gradual development and self-improvement of a modern human. The main conclusion consists in the statement that in the context of growing tendencies of social development, "systemic hedonism" may be viewed as an incipient ethos of the modern Russian bourgeoisie yearning for conscious consumption strongly restricted by the ethical framework.

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Современная наука: актуальные проблемы теории и практики
PSYCHOTECHNOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE OF SELF AND MODERN PEACE - SYSTEMIC HEDONISM

Abstract. The article analyzes the philosophical ethical doctrine – system hedonism (kef-management), created to increase the productivity of life through the systematization of pleasures. The author of the technology I.V. Volochkov believes that a properly built pleasure management system can trigger a self-development vector in a person, and an incorrect one - a self-destruction vector. The author suggests dividing all the pleasures into two groups: useful and harmful. If pleasure does not take resources, then it can be recorded in a personal list of pleasures (in the terminology of system hedonism – «Menu of pleasures»). Harmful pleasures are not excluded, but are gradually supplanted by expanding the list of useful pleasures. Thus, having a «Menu of pleasures» consisting of hundreds of items, a person is recommended to use this or that pleasure every day, based on the rules of systemic hedonism. In this article, we will consider systemic hedonism from the point of view of psychology and show you how to use the systematization of pleasures for automated self-development in the modern «digital» world.

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Современная наука: актуальные проблемы теории и практики
COGNITIVE-BODY PSYCHOTHERAPY AS A NECESSARY CONDITION FOR STABILITY OF PERSONALITY

Annotation. The issue of maintaining the stability of personality in rapidly changing conditions is explored in the article. The stability of any system is understood as its ability to return to its original state after exposure to external forces and its withdrawal from equilibrium. However, if the system has lost its stability as a result of a sharp change in external conditions, then a return to the initial stable state is impossible, and a new «standing point» must be found. The biggest problem is to switch from a static level of stability to a dynamic one is to find the comfort zone not in a steady state, but in a process of sustainable development. A modern researcher I.V. Volochkov offers an impact on the mental supersystems as a method of achieving such a result: a random-access memory mechanism for working with thoughts, internal speech for working with the interpretation of thoughts, and physical spasms for treating emotions. This method was introduced for scientific use in 2019 and was called «cognitive-body psychotherapy» by the author.

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Психология. Историко-критические обзоры и современные исследования.
COGNITIVE-BODY PSYCHOTHERAPY OF SUBCONSCIOUSNESS

Abstract. Psychotherapy is undergoing significant changes before our eyes due to the convergence of advances in clinical knowledge and science of the brain. The authors explain a new version of psychotherapy proposed by a contemporary researcher I.V. Volochkov. The proposed cognitive-body psychotherapy is based on the controllable displacement of destructive thoughts from short-term memory, control over the process of interpretation of thoughts, and physical body-oriented therapy. The practice of cognitive-body psychotherapy allows to reduce the intensity of destructive emotions, establish a neutral emotional background, and make the individual's behavior more rational. Readers will learn new methods of self-regulation, through which they are able to achieve close to childish integrity of the mind and heart that can lead to internal and external harmony.

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МЕДИЦИНА. СОЦИОЛОГИЯ. ФИЛОСОФИЯ. ПРИКЛАДНЫЕ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯ
THE RESEARCH PROGRAM OF COMPLEX STUDYING MAN AS A METHODOLOGICAL BASIS OF SYSTEMIC HEDONISM

Abstract. Systemic hedonism is a philosophical ethical doctrine aimed at increasing life productivity via pleasure systematization. Examining this phenomenon through the prism of a research program for the comprehensive study of man, the rigid core of which is the postulate that a person is a self-organizing system, we can more clearly identify what personality traits a particular relationship is based on, and hence determine what useful pleasure can replace dependence with the least possible costs and transformations of human consciousness. Based on the analysis of the correlation pleiad of pleasures, which is based on the idea of a person as a self-organizing system, it is possible to identify the pleiad nucleus which corresponds to the pleasure that will affect the others the most, which will most effectively influence the entire pleasure system and increase the productivity of life, which is the main goal of systemic hedonism.

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СОЦИАЛЬНО-ПОЛИТИЧЕСКИЕ НАУКИ
TROUBLEHACKING IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PARADIGM OF SELF-SUSTAINABLE AND DEVELOPING SYSTEMS

Annotation. Techniques of solving social problems through troublehacking, which is understood as a methodology for improving systems or, in a broad sense, a research program of social processes, have been explored in the article. The Algorithm for Effective Problem Solving (AEPS) is the basic method of troublehacking. It is a universal system seeking for the most effective way to achieve the goal. The algorithm is based on system analysis, risk theory, and tools of the theory of solving inventive technical problems. The paradigm of self-sustainable and developing systems is the philosophical and methodological ground of troublehacking, provided that the system is self-organizing, and its level of consciousness is high to such extent that it is able to control this process

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Азимут научных исследований: педагогика и психология
PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF DEVELOPING EXCEPTIONAL ABILITIES IN HUMANS USING A «TROUBLEHACKING» METHODS (PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE METHODOLOGY)

Abstract. Understanding the mechanisms of human brain operation allows to see the trends in the impact of new digital technologies on human cognitive abilities today. Is the human brain still evolving? Not only digital technologies change people's lifestyle and grant them new ways of communication, but they also change the mechanisms of human brain – their cognitive abilities. The Internet is rapidly destroying the intellectual abilities of the average person, while technology is exponentially improving. Neural networks and artificial intelligence will be able to surpass a human as soon as in the 21st century. Increasingly more differences in the development of people arise. Troublehacking was created as a methodology for improving systems in order to preserve the human advantage over artificial intelligence in the future. This methodology allows to search for the best way to solve the problem. Troublehacker is someone who improves systems and invents out-of-the-box ways of problem solving, applying them in practice; it is a prototype of the man of the future.

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