So Your Boss Built a Prototype
Martin Wright
Bosses can quickly build prototypes that look finished but may not be fully thought out. These prototypes can shift team focus from solving problems to reacting to what seems like a decision. It’s important to treat such prototypes as starting points for discussion, not final orders.
6 Aug 2026
Claude Code is empowering, and we’re only starting to figure out what the design process looks like with tools like it. But speed without responsibility is just mess delivered faster.
If you’re on the receiving end, presented with Claude’s latest on a 15” Dell? Be a designer about it. Go back to first principles. Who is the user, what’s the problem they’re trying to solve, and what is the context?
Together, let’s treat AI prototypes as prompts for discussion, not orders from on high. Show the work, but show the uncertainty too.