Greg Tarancon
SIFTRUM: A dual-process methodology combining lateral analysis (SIFT through non-obvious options) with structured incubation (RUMinate—allow implicit cognition to work). It requires intentional downtime between thinking phases to surface high-utility, unconventional solutions.
Who I am 👇 If you want safe, conventional thinking, click away. I’m Gregorio Tarancon. I work where AI, technology, and story-driven creation overlap, with a finishing bias: ideas that survive contact with reality. I’m drawn to unconventional people and solutions—not for novelty, but because they produce outcomes the standard pipeline tends to miss.
A siftrum idea — an idea or thought so unconventional it is used.“It’s not a good idea. It’s a siftrum idea.”siftrum fellow — a highly unconventional person who has high utility.“The siftrum fellow solved that puzzle in a way no one saw coming.”siftrum plan — an unconventional plan made outside the standard planning process."A siftrum plan is unlike a normal plan, it doesn't operate within the rules (like Chess or Go). A siftrum plan creates new rules (like Mao).
Where I am going 👇 Next, I’m pursuing a CMU AI certificate in Spring 2026, followed by an IMC master’s program at Northwestern starting Fall 2026, to deepen how I build and communicate with precision in an AI-heavy world.
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