Definitely, Maybe Agile
Definitely, Maybe Agile
Peter Maddison and Dave Sharrock
Why AI and PowerPoints Are Quietly Killing Your Product Intent
16 minutes Posted Apr 30, 2026 at 3:00 pm.
Welcome And Why This Matters
The Broken Telephone Of Ideas
Strategy Sessions Versus Boilerplate Output
A Structured Model For Shared Context
Why Even Simple Stories Diverge
Three Takeaways And How To Reach Us
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It doesn't happen all at once. A great idea comes out of a strategy session. Someone turns it into a PowerPoint. Another person summarizes that PowerPoint with AI. By the time it reaches the team building it, the sharp edges are gone and nobody quite remembers what made the idea worth pursuing in the first place. Peter and Dave dig into a problem that's older than AI but getting harder to ignore. How does intent get lost as it travels through layers of people, tools, and artifacts? What does ...