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Working out how product work, works: Part 1 — on specializations
Product teams get faster by widening access to craft rather than shrinking the number of specialists, because the real drag is coordination cost, not the expertise itself.
craft / collaboration · aug 2026
Contextualizing context
Good context is curated, evolving, negotiated, and ultimately bounded by culture more than tooling.
craft / leadership · may 2026
Flow for me <> Flow for we
Remote work often maximizes individual flow but weakens the sustained coordination, cohesion, and serendipity that long-term collective achievement depends on.
collaboration / leadership · jan 2023
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