Agent skill · product strategy · refoundai
product-vision
Help users define a compelling, qualitative description of a future state that aligns decentralized teams and motivates long-term innovation.
Why this skill is useful
Codifies a structured approach to product vision creation that the AI could infer but now doesn't have to guess.
What it needs
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What this skill does
Product Vision Creation Design an aspirational future state that inspires teams and guides strategic decision-making. Help the user with product vision creation using insights from 22 guests and posts across Lenny's Podcast and Newsletter. How to Help 1. Define the Destination - Guide the user in articulating a lofty yet realistic future state grounded in a potent user problem. 2. Craft the Narrative - Help translate technical goals into an emotional metaphor or a strategic narrative that resonates with human psychology. 3. Visualize the Outcome - Advise on creating visual prototypes or storyboards that make the abstract vision concrete for stakeholders. 4. Connect to Execution - Facilitate the process of working backward from the ideal future to create a tactical multi-year roadmap. Core Principles Use Emotional Metaphors Ami Vora: "If we all agree that the feeling of something should be, I'm sitting in Dolores Park with my friends on a sunny Saturday, then people will just naturally build something that feels more consistent." Establish a shared emotional metaphor to guide decentralized teams toward consistent decision making without constant oversight. Ground Vision in Potent Problems Ebi Atawodi: "So four things. So it has to be lofty, it has to be realistic, it has to be devoid of any tech or limitations of today, and it has to be grounded in a very clear and potent problem. User problem." Ensure the vision is rooted in a clear and significant user problem that the team feels personally motivated to solve. Synthesize Across Functions Mihika Kapoor: "You want to always ensure that there are research insights that help you feel what a user is feeling. You want to ensure that there are beautiful designs and prototypes that help communicate what this future world looks like, and you also want to root it in engineering and feasibility. …
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