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[Weekly Retro] Plant wisely

#248 - May.2025

Weekly Retro is a short e-mail with a wrap-up of ideas from the week, interesting links I found, and food for thought before you head off for the weekend.

Hi there!

💡 Here is a quick idea for the weekend:

Today's technology can accelerate the way how we design, build and deliver solutions. But the truly valuable (human) skill remains the same: identifying which seeds are worth nurturing.

Plant wisely.

🧠 Ideas from this week

In this week's posts I explored the relationship between creativity, trust, and tech implementations. As implementation costs drop, we must focus on what truly matters: finding the right ideas, not just executing them. Trust remains our most valuable currency, built through authenticity, logic, and empathy. And in a data-driven world, remember that intuition often can become a good north-star.

📊 Visuals from this week

Source: Deloitte's Tech Trends 2025

🛠️ Resources you can download

Mental models for managing AI-driven products: New mindset to navigate the complexities of AI product management. Yes, it's free!

Despite the increasing adoption of AI tools, human developers are still essential for certain software development task:

The Post-Developer Era • Josh W. Comeau
When OpenAI released GPT-4 back in March 2023, they kickstarted the AI revolution. The consensus online was that front-end development jobs would be totally eliminated within a year or two.Well, it’s been more than two years since then, and I thought it was worth revisiting some of those early predictions, and seeing if we can glean any insights about where things are headed.

Figma's design community feedback on artifacts that embodies craft:

24 Artifacts That Define Craft | Figma Blog
Members of the design community share an artifact that embodies craft—something that speaks to their understanding of what it means to make with intention.

🖋️ Quote of the week

“Habemus Papam.” – "We Have a Pope". Pope Leo XIV was elected Pope this week.
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