Observation
“Quick wins” are useful for proving value, but they can become a problem when every team creates its own version without thinking about what happens next.
From the Field
It's easy to imagine this happening with AI: one team develops a prompt, another builds something similar, and somebody else creates their own workaround. Individually they may all work. But once those approaches need to be maintained, governed or reused, the duplication becomes much more obvious.
Why This Matters
Starting small doesn't mean designing without scale in mind. Naming, ownership, reuse and consistency matter surprisingly early if an experiment has any chance of becoming part of normal work.
Field Takeaway
Start small. Design so success can scale.
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