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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 29 Sept 2018 to 3 Nov 2026. Nearly all of them are about design .
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3 Nov 2026
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Derek Briggs — holds since 2026-11-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Sept 2026
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Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. — tap to centre the map on it A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work. — tap to centre the map on it A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work. Last stated a month ago
29 Sept 2026
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Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that adopts AI tools without changing its organisational design misses the biggest change under way. — tap to centre the map on it A company that adopts AI tools without changing its organisational design misses the biggest change under way. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
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Elena Verna — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A creative lead's job is to take the idea they think is wrong and try to make it work, because the best ideas come out of developing someone else's. — tap to centre the map on it A creative lead's job is to take the idea they think is wrong and try to make it work, because the best ideas come out of developing someone else's. Last stated 8 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow. — tap to centre the map on it A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow. Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
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Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A codebase is the most important context an AI agent has, and letting many different models add to it without consistent patterns leads to trouble. — tap to centre the map on it A codebase is the most important context an AI agent has, and letting many different models add to it without consistent patterns leads to trouble. Last stated yesterday
3 Nov 2026
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Derek Briggs — holds since 2026-11-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does. — tap to centre the map on it A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does. Last stated 5 months ago
21 May 2026
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Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them. — tap to centre the map on it A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Stop managing an agent's context by hand: compaction works very well, so keep one thread per task. — tap to centre the map on it Stop managing an agent's context by hand: compaction works very well, so keep one thread per task. Last stated a week ago
25 Oct 2026
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2026-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The most effective AI bots are narrowly scoped to a single, clearly defined responsibility. — tap to centre the map on it The most effective AI bots are narrowly scoped to a single, clearly defined responsibility. Last stated 2 months ago
14 Sept 2026
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Lenny Rachitsky — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
TG
Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents are good at producing output but not at judging which output is worth producing in the first place. — tap to centre the map on it Agents are good at producing output but not at judging which output is worth producing in the first place. Last stated a month ago
24 Sept 2026
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Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Using AI agents to do a task does not by itself increase a person's own pace of understanding, intuition, or taste for that work. — tap to centre the map on it Using AI agents to do a task does not by itself increase a person's own pace of understanding, intuition, or taste for that work. Last stated 3 months ago
12 Aug 2026
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A 'tranquil domestic setting' is not a fitting frame for Jane Austen. — tap to centre the map on it A 'tranquil domestic setting' is not a fitting frame for Jane Austen. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Aug 2024
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Devoney Looser — holds since 2024-08-03 — tap for who they are
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Designers should own the quality of the output rather than rely on their agents to determine it.
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A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart.
Holds
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Holds
A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem.
Holds
A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work.
Holds
A company that adopts AI tools without changing its organisational design misses the biggest change under way.
Holds
A creative lead's job is to take the idea they think is wrong and try to make it work, because the best ideas come out of developing someone else's.
Holds
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Holds
A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow.
Holds
A codebase is the most important context an AI agent has, and letting many different models add to it without consistent patterns leads to trouble.
Holds
A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does.
Holds
A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them.
Holds
Stop managing an agent's context by hand: compaction works very well, so keep one thread per task.
Holds
The most effective AI bots are narrowly scoped to a single, clearly defined responsibility.
Holds
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Holds
Agents are good at producing output but not at judging which output is worth producing in the first place.
Holds
Using AI agents to do a task does not by itself increase a person's own pace of understanding, intuition, or taste for that work.
Holds
A 'tranquil domestic setting' is not a fitting frame for Jane Austen.
Holds