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The Question That Started Everything

May 27, 2025

A person seeks advice from a robot oracle.

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The Server Crashed Mid-Draft

May 17–21, 2026

A writer watches as a single page lifts from a neatly stacked manuscript and blows out through a slightly open window, illustrating how a brief window of vulnerability can put valuable work at risk.

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When the Documentation Drifts

May 19–20, 2026

Two trains on railroad tracks that begin together but slowly diverge into different directions, symbolizing documentation drifting away from code.

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The Package and the First Bite

May 29–30, 2026

A sheepdog confidently patrols a farm fence while, nearby, the farmer quietly inspects one overlooked corner with a lantern—an illustration of trusted routines backed by occasional careful verification.

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Acknowledgements

I was having cocktails in a silicon valley dive bar with my friend Christina Wodtke and we were discussing product management, UX design…

Acknowledgements

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The Team Catches the Cycle

May 27–28, 2026

A warm editorial cartoon of several craftspeople crowding around one oversized workbench, accidentally interfering with one another despite working carefully, while a row of newly opened individual workbenches lets them spread out and continue building independently. A blueprint on the wall quietly guides newcomers setting up their own spaces.

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9. A Product Culture

How do you create a culture that fosters and grows product people? Who are the product people you’ve already got (regardless of title)…

9. A Product Culture

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The Practice That Got Retired

May 17–21, 2026

A gardener gently removes the support stakes from a young tree that has grown strong enough to stand on its own, while several small glowing AI companions carefully coil the ropes, take notes, and neatly stack the retired stakes, symbolizing a successful practice whose lessons endure after the implementation is retired.

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Climbing Higher When the Platform Laps You

May 6–18, 2026

A mountain climber ascends toward a summit observatory while the rough path below evolves into permanent stone stairs and an elegant mechanical lift, symbolizing custom work becoming shared infrastructure.

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8. Persuasion and Diplomacy

Product people work with large teams who generally do not report to them. How do they motivate and organize, inspire and lead teams who…

8. Persuasion and Diplomacy

christian crumlish

christian crumlish

Product leader, author of Product Management for UX People (Rosenfeld Media) and host of Design in Product — more xian @crumlish.me

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