#sharedunderstanding — Public Fediverse posts

We’ve spent years optimizing individual productivity with #AI.
But what happens when agents start mediating how #teams coordinate, negotiate, and build #sharedunderstanding?

Are we designing #collaborative systems — or just automating #distributedwork?

https://www.designative.info/2026/02/24/collaboration-in-the-age-of-ai-from-groupware-to-agent-mediated-teamwork/

We’ve spent years optimizing individual productivity with #AI.
But what happens when agents start mediating how #teams coordinate, negotiate, and build #sharedunderstanding?

Are we designing #collaborative systems — or just automating #distributedwork?

https://www.designative.info/2026/02/24/collaboration-in-the-age-of-ai-from-groupware-to-agent-mediated-teamwork/

We’ve spent years optimizing individual productivity with #AI.
But what happens when agents start mediating how #teams coordinate, negotiate, and build #sharedunderstanding?

Are we designing #collaborative systems — or just automating #distributedwork?

https://www.designative.info/2026/02/24/collaboration-in-the-age-of-ai-from-groupware-to-agent-mediated-teamwork/

We’ve spent years optimizing individual productivity with #AI.
But what happens when agents start mediating how #teams coordinate, negotiate, and build #sharedunderstanding?

Are we designing #collaborative systems — or just automating #distributedwork?

https://www.designative.info/2026/02/24/collaboration-in-the-age-of-ai-from-groupware-to-agent-mediated-teamwork/

The Return on Experience (#ROE) panel discussed aligning UX initiatives with growth goals and providing leaders tools to boost enterprise value through user-centric design.

https://www.designative.info/2025/01/22/return-on-experience-roe-how-ux-can-translate-business-demand/

#BusinessDecisions, #DesignDecisions, #DesignStrategy, #JTBD, #Metrics, #OutcomesOverOutputs, #ProductManagement, #QualitativeResearch, #RequirementsPrioritization, #ReturnOnExperience, #ReturnOnInvestment, #ROI, #SharedUnderstanding, #StakeholderAnalysis, #UserExperience, #UserResearch

Let’s explore how to use Jobs-to-be-Done (#JTBD) in #RoadmapPlanning and #Backlog grooming. We’ll see how it can transform the entire #ProductDevelopment process, keeping user needs at the forefront of every decision, while ensuring that our solutions resonate with the true essence of what our customers are trying to achieve #Agile #Collaboration #DesignStrategy #Facilitation #OutcomesOverOutputs #ProductManagement #SharedUnderstanding #StakeholderManagement #UX https://www.designative.info/2023/12/10/crafting-customer-centric-roadmaps-jobs-to-be-done-jtbd-approach-roadmap-planning-better-backlog-grooming/

In this blog post, we will delve into the art of cultivating #relationships, fostering support, and developing strategies that enable us to build dedicated communities / #DesignStrategy #ThoughtLeadership #Collaboration #Mentorship #SharedUnderstanding #TrustBuilding #Networking #SocialMedia #Design #Strategy / https://www.designative.info/2023/11/02/building-a-supportive-network-for-thought-leadership-essential-skills-designers-strategists/

#Planning was one of the cornerstones of #management, but it’s now fallen out of fashion. It seems rigid, bureaucratic, and ill-suited to a volatile, unpredictable world. However, organizations still need some form of planning. The answer is #agile planning, a process that can coordinate and align with today’s agile-based teams. https://hbr.org/2018/09/planning-doesnt-have-to-be-the-enemy-of-agile #ProjectManagement #Facilitation #Teamwork #SharedUnderstanding via @HarvardBiz

Card: Cards
Cards are play, possibility space,
roped path and shared
understanding affordances.

… pick two cards and add your thoughts between …

Card: Relate
How do we relate to
information and
meaning-making?

… does this mean that it’s all about what the Card does,
rather than what it is? …

... yes ...

#cards #CardsForInsight #play #game #SharedUnderstanding

https://youtu.be/8HE9OQ4FnkQ

Card: Cards
Cards are play, possibility space,
roped path and shared
understanding affordances.

… pick two cards and add your thoughts between …

Card: Relate
How do we relate to
information and
meaning-making?

… does this mean that it’s all about what the Card does,
rather than what it is? …

... yes ...

#cards #CardsForInsight #play #game #SharedUnderstanding

https://youtu.be/8HE9OQ4FnkQ

Card: Cards
Cards are play, possibility space,
roped path and shared
understanding affordances.

… pick two cards and add your thoughts between …

Card: Relate
How do we relate to
information and
meaning-making?

… does this mean that it’s all about what the Card does,
rather than what it is? …

... yes ...

#cards #CardsForInsight #play #game #SharedUnderstanding

https://youtu.be/8HE9OQ4FnkQ

Card: Cards
Cards are play, possibility space,
roped path and shared
understanding affordances.

… pick two cards and add your thoughts between …

Card: Relate
How do we relate to
information and
meaning-making?

… does this mean that it’s all about what the Card does,
rather than what it is? …

... yes ...

#cards #CardsForInsight #play #game #SharedUnderstanding

https://youtu.be/8HE9OQ4FnkQ

Card: Cards
Cards are play, possibility space,
roped path and shared
understanding affordances.

… pick two cards and add your thoughts between …

Card: Relate
How do we relate to
information and
meaning-making?

… does this mean that it’s all about what the Card does,
rather than what it is? …

... yes ...

#cards #CardsForInsight #play #game #SharedUnderstanding

https://youtu.be/8HE9OQ4FnkQ

Let’s talk about some #negotiation and #ConflictResolution techniques to channel the energy of conflict into productive interaction, that is, constructive disagreement, an open exchange of #ideas, and #learning from different points of view.

https://www.designative.info/2022/05/28/project-management-negotiation-and-conflict-resolution/

#Collaboration #CreativeProcess #DecisionMaking #DesignStrategy #Facilitation #Innovation #PatrickLencioni #ProjectManagement #PsychologicalSafety #SharedUnderstanding #StakeholderManagement #Teamwork #TrustBuilding

Let me show you how to use #JobsToBeDone (#JTBD) to facilitate the two-way #negotiations between #leadership and #ProductTeams that allows for managing by #outcomes.

https://www.designative.info/2022/03/10/managing-by-outcomes-and-jobs-to-be-done/

#Agile #BusinessDecisions #ClaytonChristensen #Collaboration #ConsumerBehavior #CreativeProcess #DesignDecisions #DesignStrategy #Facilitation #JoshSeiden #LeanUX #OutcomesOverOutputs #ProblemFraming #ProductDefinition #ProductManagement #PsychologicalSafety #SharedUnderstanding #Visioneering #OKR

Let me show you how to use #JobsToBeDone (#JTBD) to facilitate the two-way #negotiations between #leadership and #ProductTeams that allows for managing by #outcomes.

https://www.designative.info/2022/03/10/managing-by-outcomes-and-jobs-to-be-done/

#Agile #BusinessDecisions #ClaytonChristensen #Collaboration #ConsumerBehavior #CreativeProcess #DesignDecisions #DesignStrategy #Facilitation #JoshSeiden #LeanUX #OutcomesOverOutputs #ProblemFraming #ProductDefinition #ProductManagement #PsychologicalSafety #SharedUnderstanding #Visioneering #OKR

Let me show you how to use #JobsToBeDone (#JTBD) to facilitate the two-way #negotiations between #leadership and #ProductTeams that allows for managing by #outcomes.

https://www.designative.info/2022/03/10/managing-by-outcomes-and-jobs-to-be-done/

#Agile #BusinessDecisions #ClaytonChristensen #Collaboration #ConsumerBehavior #CreativeProcess #DesignDecisions #DesignStrategy #Facilitation #JoshSeiden #LeanUX #OutcomesOverOutputs #ProblemFraming #ProductDefinition #ProductManagement #PsychologicalSafety #SharedUnderstanding #Visioneering #OKR

Let me show you how to use #JobsToBeDone (#JTBD) to facilitate the two-way #negotiations between #leadership and #ProductTeams that allows for managing by #outcomes.

https://www.designative.info/2022/03/10/managing-by-outcomes-and-jobs-to-be-done/

#Agile #BusinessDecisions #ClaytonChristensen #Collaboration #ConsumerBehavior #CreativeProcess #DesignDecisions #DesignStrategy #Facilitation #JoshSeiden #LeanUX #OutcomesOverOutputs #ProblemFraming #ProductDefinition #ProductManagement #PsychologicalSafety #SharedUnderstanding #Visioneering #OKR

Let me show you how to use #JobsToBeDone (#JTBD) to facilitate the two-way #negotiations between #leadership and #ProductTeams that allows for managing by #outcomes.

https://www.designative.info/2022/03/10/managing-by-outcomes-and-jobs-to-be-done/

#Agile #BusinessDecisions #ClaytonChristensen #Collaboration #ConsumerBehavior #CreativeProcess #DesignDecisions #DesignStrategy #Facilitation #JoshSeiden #LeanUX #OutcomesOverOutputs #ProblemFraming #ProductDefinition #ProductManagement #PsychologicalSafety #SharedUnderstanding #Visioneering #OKR

In this post, I argue that – while #Designers or #Strategists are not expected to fully manage #DesignProjects in their area of responsibility, some #ProjectManagement #skills will prove invaluable for their effectiveness.

https://www.designative.info/2022/01/05/strategy-planning-and-project-management/

#Agile #BusinessDecisions #DecisionMaking #DesignSkills #DesignStrategy #Facilitation #JTBD #OutcomesoverOutputs #ProductVision #RequirementsPrioritization #SharedUnderstanding #StakeholderManagement #Teamwork #TrustBuilding #Visioneering

In this post, I argue that – while #Designers or #Strategists are not expected to fully manage #DesignProjects in their area of responsibility, some #ProjectManagement #skills will prove invaluable for their effectiveness.

https://www.designative.info/2022/01/05/strategy-planning-and-project-management/

#Agile #BusinessDecisions #DecisionMaking #DesignSkills #DesignStrategy #Facilitation #JTBD #OutcomesoverOutputs #ProductVision #RequirementsPrioritization #SharedUnderstanding #StakeholderManagement #Teamwork #TrustBuilding #Visioneering

In this post, I argue that – while #Designers or #Strategists are not expected to fully manage #DesignProjects in their area of responsibility, some #ProjectManagement #skills will prove invaluable for their effectiveness.

https://www.designative.info/2022/01/05/strategy-planning-and-project-management/

#Agile #BusinessDecisions #DecisionMaking #DesignSkills #DesignStrategy #Facilitation #JTBD #OutcomesoverOutputs #ProductVision #RequirementsPrioritization #SharedUnderstanding #StakeholderManagement #Teamwork #TrustBuilding #Visioneering

In this post, I argue that – while #Designers or #Strategists are not expected to fully manage #DesignProjects in their area of responsibility, some #ProjectManagement #skills will prove invaluable for their effectiveness.

https://www.designative.info/2022/01/05/strategy-planning-and-project-management/

#Agile #BusinessDecisions #DecisionMaking #DesignSkills #DesignStrategy #Facilitation #JTBD #OutcomesoverOutputs #ProductVision #RequirementsPrioritization #SharedUnderstanding #StakeholderManagement #Teamwork #TrustBuilding #Visioneering

In this post, I argue that – while #Designers or #Strategists are not expected to fully manage #DesignProjects in their area of responsibility, some #ProjectManagement #skills will prove invaluable for their effectiveness.

https://www.designative.info/2022/01/05/strategy-planning-and-project-management/

#Agile #BusinessDecisions #DecisionMaking #DesignSkills #DesignStrategy #Facilitation #JTBD #OutcomesoverOutputs #ProductVision #RequirementsPrioritization #SharedUnderstanding #StakeholderManagement #Teamwork #TrustBuilding #Visioneering

In this post, I talk about the need for creating visibility and traceability systems to capture and track the progress of the execution of #ideas by comparing desired outcomes with actual outcomes so that you can adjust your #strategic choices accordingly.

https://www.designative.info/2021/12/20/strategy-visibility-and-traceability/

#BusinessDecisions #DesignDecisions #DesignStrategy #LeanUX #OutcomesoverOutputs #Metrics #ProductManagement #ProjectManagement
#ProjectPlanning #SoftwareDevelopment #SharedUnderstanding #StakeholderManagement

In this post, I talk about the need for creating visibility and traceability systems to capture and track the progress of the execution of #ideas by comparing desired outcomes with actual outcomes so that you can adjust your #strategic choices accordingly.

https://www.designative.info/2021/12/20/strategy-visibility-and-traceability/

#BusinessDecisions #DesignDecisions #DesignStrategy #LeanUX #OutcomesoverOutputs #Metrics #ProductManagement #ProjectManagement
#ProjectPlanning #SoftwareDevelopment #SharedUnderstanding #StakeholderManagement

In this post, I talk about the need for creating visibility and traceability systems to capture and track the progress of the execution of #ideas by comparing desired outcomes with actual outcomes so that you can adjust your #strategic choices accordingly.

https://www.designative.info/2021/12/20/strategy-visibility-and-traceability/

#BusinessDecisions #DesignDecisions #DesignStrategy #LeanUX #OutcomesoverOutputs #Metrics #ProductManagement #ProjectManagement
#ProjectPlanning #SoftwareDevelopment #SharedUnderstanding #StakeholderManagement

In this post, I talk about the need for creating visibility and traceability systems to capture and track the progress of the execution of #ideas by comparing desired outcomes with actual outcomes so that you can adjust your #strategic choices accordingly.

https://www.designative.info/2021/12/20/strategy-visibility-and-traceability/

#BusinessDecisions #DesignDecisions #DesignStrategy #LeanUX #OutcomesoverOutputs #Metrics #ProductManagement #ProjectManagement
#ProjectPlanning #SoftwareDevelopment #SharedUnderstanding #StakeholderManagement

In this post, I’ll focus on how to help teams facilitate investment discussions by finding ways to remove (or at least reduce) subjectivity when we compare, contrast, or debate the value of #ideas, approaches, and #solutions to justify the investment on them.

https://www.designative.info/2021/12/04/facilitating-investment-discussions-in-strategy/

#BusinessDecisions #DesignDecisions #DesignStrategy #Facilitation #JTBD #Metrics #ProductManagement #RequirementsPrioritization #SharedUnderstanding #StakeholderManagement
#UserExperience #UserResearch #UX

In this post, I talk about the need for a set of #tools for #Quantifying and #Qualifying #strategy that both empowers #intuition and #creativity, but also helps #teams find objective ways to assess the #value of #ideas and #designsolutions to justify the investments in them.

https://www.designative.info/2021/08/04/need-for-quantifying-and-qualifying-strategy/

#BusinessDecisions #DesignStrategy #Facilitation #JTBD #Metrics #ProductManagement #RequirementsPrioritization #SharedUnderstanding #StakeholderManagement #UserExperienceDesign #UserResearch #UX

In my experience, #teams cannot #innovate, not for the lack of ideas but because of all the friction or drag created by not having a #sharedvision and understanding of the #problems they are trying to solve.

Let's talk about #strategy and the importance of #vision, especially while creating a #sharedunderstanding of #productvision.

https://www.designative.info/2021/05/09/strategy-importance-of-vision/

#Agile #DesignStrategy #Facilitation #StakeholderManagement #Storytelling #UserExperience #UserResearch #Visioneering #UX #Workshops

In my experience, #teams cannot #innovate – not for the lack of ideas but – because of all the friction or drag created by not having a #sharedvision and understanding of the #problems they are trying to solve.

Let's talk about #strategy and the importance of #vision, especially while creating a #sharedunderstanding of #productvision.

https://www.designative.info/2021/05/09/strategy-importance-of-vision/

#Agile #DesignStrategy #Facilitation #StakeholderManagement #Storytelling #UserExperience #UserResearch #Visioneering #UX #Workshops

In my experience, #teams cannot #innovate – not for the lack of ideas but – because of all the friction or drag created by not having a #sharedvision and understanding of the #problems they are trying to solve.

Let's talk about #strategy and the importance of #vision, especially while creating a #sharedunderstanding of #productvision.

https://www.designative.info/2021/05/09/strategy-importance-of-vision/

#Agile #DesignStrategy #Facilitation #StakeholderManagement #Storytelling #UserExperience #UserResearch #Visioneering #UX #Workshops

In my experience, #teams cannot #innovate – not for the lack of ideas but – because of all the friction or drag created by not having a #sharedvision and understanding of the #problems they are trying to solve.

Let's talk about #strategy and the importance of #vision, especially while creating a #sharedunderstanding of #productvision.

https://www.designative.info/2021/05/09/strategy-importance-of-vision/

#Agile #DesignStrategy #Facilitation #StakeholderManagement #Storytelling #UserExperience #UserResearch #Visioneering #UX #Workshops

In my experience, #teams cannot #innovate – not for the lack of ideas but – because of all the friction or drag created by not having a #sharedvision and understanding of the #problems they are trying to solve.

Let's talk about #strategy and the importance of #vision, especially while creating a #sharedunderstanding of #productvision.

https://www.designative.info/2021/05/09/strategy-importance-of-vision/

#Agile #DesignStrategy #Facilitation #StakeholderManagement #Storytelling #UserExperience #UserResearch #Visioneering #UX #Workshops

An important aspect of creating #sharedunderstanding within a #team is to develop shared #memories and #meaning. Research shows a powerful connection between #story, #place, and #emotion and building memories

In this post, I’ll argue that #designers need to incorporate #storytelling to their #facilitation #toolset for better #ideageneration and creating shared understanding

https://www.designative.info/2021/05/04/storytelling-facilitation-discussing-design/

#Creativity #DesignSkills #DesignStrategy #UserExperience #UserResearch #UX #Workshops

An important aspect of creating #sharedunderstanding within a #team is to develop shared #memories and #meaning. Research shows a powerful connection between #story, #place, and #emotion and building memories

In this post, I’ll argue that #designers need to incorporate #storytelling to their #facilitation #toolset for better #ideageneration and creating shared understanding

https://www.designative.info/2021/05/04/storytelling-facilitation-discussing-design/

#Creativity #DesignSkills #DesignStrategy #UserExperience #UserResearch #UX #Workshops

An important aspect of creating #sharedunderstanding within a #team is to develop shared #memories and #meaning. Research shows a powerful connection between #story, #place, and #emotion and building memories

In this post, I’ll argue that #designers need to incorporate #storytelling to their #facilitation #toolset for better #ideageneration and creating shared understanding

https://www.designative.info/2021/05/04/storytelling-facilitation-discussing-design/

#Creativity #DesignSkills #DesignStrategy #UserExperience #UserResearch #UX #Workshops

An important aspect of creating #sharedunderstanding within a #team is to develop shared #memories and #meaning. Research shows a powerful connection between #story, #place, and #emotion and building memories

In this post, I’ll argue that #designers need to incorporate #storytelling to their #facilitation #toolset for better #ideageneration and creating shared understanding

https://www.designative.info/2021/05/04/storytelling-facilitation-discussing-design/

#Creativity #DesignSkills #DesignStrategy #UserExperience #UserResearch #UX #Workshops

An important aspect of creating #sharedunderstanding within a #team is to develop shared #memories and #meaning. Research shows a powerful connection between #story, #place, and #emotion and building memories

In this post, I’ll argue that #designers need to incorporate #storytelling to their #facilitation #toolset for better #ideageneration and creating shared understanding

https://www.designative.info/2021/05/04/storytelling-facilitation-discussing-design/

#Creativity #DesignSkills #DesignStrategy #UserExperience #UserResearch #UX #Workshops

Well-placed, appropriately timed, #thoughtprovoking questions help us think through our decisions. Let's check how to ask to ensure #teams make #gooddecisions and paddle in the same direction

https://www.designative.info/2021/04/26/strategy-facilitation-art-of-asking-questions/

#AndyStanley #BusinessDecisions #CriticalThinking #DecisionMaking #DesignSkills #DesignStrategy #Facilitation #Hypothesis #LateralThinking #LeanUX #OutcomesoverOutputs #ProblemFraming #PsychologicalSafety #SharedUnderstanding #StakeholderManagement #TrustBuilding #Workshops

Well-placed, appropriately timed, #thoughtprovoking questions help us think through our decisions. Let's check how to ask to ensure #teams make #gooddecisions and paddle in the same direction

https://www.designative.info/2021/04/26/strategy-facilitation-art-of-asking-questions/

#AndyStanley #BusinessDecisions #CriticalThinking #DecisionMaking #DesignSkills #DesignStrategy #Facilitation #Hypothesis #LateralThinking #LeanUX #OutcomesoverOutputs #ProblemFraming #PsychologicalSafety #SharedUnderstanding #StakeholderManagement #TrustBuilding #Workshops

Well-placed, appropriately timed, #thoughtprovoking questions help us think through our decisions. Let's check how to ask to ensure #teams make #gooddecisions and paddle in the same direction

https://www.designative.info/2021/04/26/strategy-facilitation-art-of-asking-questions/

#AndyStanley #BusinessDecisions #CriticalThinking #DecisionMaking #DesignSkills #DesignStrategy #Facilitation #Hypothesis #LateralThinking #LeanUX #OutcomesoverOutputs #ProblemFraming #PsychologicalSafety #SharedUnderstanding #StakeholderManagement #TrustBuilding #Workshops

Well-placed, appropriately timed, #thoughtprovoking questions help us think through our decisions. Let's check how to ask to ensure #teams make #gooddecisions and paddle in the same direction

https://www.designative.info/2021/04/26/strategy-facilitation-art-of-asking-questions/

#AndyStanley #BusinessDecisions #CriticalThinking #DecisionMaking #DesignSkills #DesignStrategy #Facilitation #Hypothesis #LateralThinking #LeanUX #OutcomesoverOutputs #ProblemFraming #PsychologicalSafety #SharedUnderstanding #StakeholderManagement #TrustBuilding #Workshops

Well-placed, appropriately timed, #thoughtprovoking questions help us think through our decisions. Let's check how to ask to ensure #teams make #gooddecisions and paddle in the same direction

https://www.designative.info/2021/04/26/strategy-facilitation-art-of-asking-questions/

#AndyStanley #BusinessDecisions #CriticalThinking #DecisionMaking #DesignSkills #DesignStrategy #Facilitation #Hypothesis #LateralThinking #LeanUX #OutcomesoverOutputs #ProblemFraming #PsychologicalSafety #SharedUnderstanding #StakeholderManagement #TrustBuilding #Workshops

In this post, I’ll argue for the Need for #Facilitation in the sense that — if #designers want to influence the #decisions that shape #strategy — they must become skilled #facilitators that respond, encourage, guide, and #coach as they guide individuals and groups to make #decisions that are critical in the #business world through effective #processes.

https://www.designative.info/2021/04/04/strategy-and-the-need-of-facilitation/

#Agile #CreativeProcess #DecisionMaking #DesignSkills #DesignStrategy #SharedUnderstanding #Teamwork #Collaboration