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Software Behaviorby Joost van der Zwan
Index

01 · The book

Six arc stages, fifteen chapters.

Read from the top, or jump to the stage you’re standing in.

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Stage I

2 chapters

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Recognition

Naming what you're already feeling.

  1. Introduction — When the Role Stops Fitting

    How to examine the gap between your role, attention, and evidence.

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  2. The Screen Is No Longer the Whole Product

    More product judgment is becoming visible across the stack.

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Stage III

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Excitement

What becomes possible from inside the new lens.

  1. Workflow Authors Reshape the Work

    The work itself is product material.

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Stage V

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Agency

Acts you can run this week.

  1. Build Evidence of a New Identity

    The new role becomes legible to others when there is something to point at.

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  2. Repositioning Without Pretending

    Move into the role you can defend, not the role you want.

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Stage VI

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Commitment

Standing for the new role.

  1. The Practice of Product Authorship

    Authorship is the practice that holds the role across years.

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The Product Architect · Contents

Stages I–VI · 15 chapters