Guide: Product Thinking For Operators Guide

A practical check for deciding what deserves to exist when AI can build more things faster. All buildings deserve a strong foundation, would you let AI build your foundation?

Signal: When Builders Move Faster, Judgement Becomes The Bottleneck

When builders move faster, judgement becomes the bottleneck to determine which design will be useful in the real world.

Chaos: The Blue Blob and the Responsible Use Sign

Discovery: The big sign said Use AI Responsibly so the Blue Blob looks for the 'how to' Use responsibly directions underneath.

Guide: Allowed AI Use Rules Starter

Responsible use needs examples, not just a poster. Allowed AI Use Rules Starter helps turn the policy intent into practical examples people can follow.

Signal: A Policy Is Not An Operating Guide

A Policy is not generally an operating guide. People need rules they can use in real work, not just the transformation or compliance announcements.

Chaos: The Blue Blob and the Meeting AI Secretary

Discovery: The meeting stayed, the notes got better, smoother to record, and the Blue Blob found the AI secretary sitting beside the calendar.

Guide: Meeting Necessity Check

Before every meeting gets an AI secretary, ask whether the meeting still deserves to be on the calendar. Before adding AI notes to everything, ask what the meeting is actually doing.

Signal: AI Can Make Unnecessary Work Easier To Preserve

AI can make unnecessary work easier to preserve. Better notes are useful, but they do not automatically make the meeting necessary. Pattern is ensuring not more work is being added reviewing AI transcripts.

Chaos: The Blue Blob and the Very Tall First Chair

Discovery: The Blue Blob found an entry-level desk with a senior-sized chair, the role title stayed small but the checklist did not. Where will this discovery lead us?

Guide: Entry-Level Role Stress Test

This guide helps managers, HR teams, universities, early-career workers and team leads check whether a junior role is still designed for learning because AI may have changed the task mix.

Signal: Entry-Level Is Being 'Seniorised'

Entry-Level job role requirement is now expected to supervise AI outputs. The first job is still called entry-level, but the role checklist is starting to look very experienced senior level.

Chaos: The Blue Blob and the Robot Babysitter

Discovery: The Blue Blob found a robot at a desk, beside it, a person feeds it information while correcting the outputs. A new job it appears.