I think if you're working on some form of consumer media product ask yourself what kind of storytelling or communication you are looking to unlock? Play with a variety of constraints and see what behaviors it unlocks or incentivizes. Add different source material components across the creation cycle to see how it changes things like propensity to c... See more

Take the humble “document” as an example. For decades, document editing programs like word processors effectively emulated a printed sheet of paper, onto which the user typed with an emulated typewriter. Other software tools like spreadsheets did better, managing to escape complete skeuomorphism in favor of an infinite canvas. Notion is another goo... See more

One of the things that's really hard in a larger company is sharing and repeating stories. This is less about the company’s founding and such, but rather “What is our strategy? What are we trying to achieve? What are we doing?” Though people can look up our OKRs, it's not quite the same. If someone new starts tomorrow, they're going to get directed... See more