# Open topics **URL:** https://forum.zurb.com/c/open-topics/4.md [Latest](https://forum.zurb.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.zurb.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.zurb.com/tags.md) --- ## [Welcome to ZURB Glare! 👋](https://forum.zurb.com/t/welcome-to-zurb-glare/5)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.zurb.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2025, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/welcome-to-zurb-glare/5 "2025-05-29T23:10:45Z")
Welcome to Glare This community is product and design leaders who want to make better decisions. Glare is an open framework for how teams learn from users, align on what matters, and ship products backed by evidence in… --- ## [About the Open topics category](https://forum.zurb.com/t/about-the-open-topics-category/3)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.zurb.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0
--- ## [We're in a World Where Designers Have Huge Amounts of Leverage](https://forum.zurb.com/t/were-in-a-world-where-designers-have-huge-amounts-of-leverage/652)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/were-in-a-world-where-designers-have-huge-amounts-of-leverage/652 "2026-07-01T14:04:15Z")
Designers have been in a pretty tough position for the last 5 or so years (maybe longer?). PMs making all of the important decisions, designers taking the high-road for what they think matters. People think that AI is g… --- ## [What Does A Successful Product Look Like in 2026?](https://forum.zurb.com/t/what-does-a-successful-product-look-like-in-2026/718)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/what-does-a-successful-product-look-like-in-2026/718 "2026-06-11T05:09:30Z")
What a successful product looked like in the past is different than what they do today. The space is hyper-competitive, and even more-so now that AI is helping less technical people jump into the mix. The bar has lifted… --- ## [The Human MOAT!](https://forum.zurb.com/t/the-human-moat/674)
**Author:** [@nathaliesmith](https://forum.zurb.com/u/nathaliesmith)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/the-human-moat/674 "2026-06-09T22:49:10Z")
Popped across this LinkedIn article by Becca Chambers and loveeddd it. Its running in the same vein of the other AI topics we’ve touched on (judgement, taste, etc) “No moat, you’re a commodity. Commodities get replaced.… --- ## [A.i. + PRD = 1-2-3](https://forum.zurb.com/t/a-i-prd-1-2-3/653)
**Author:** [@EricZ](https://forum.zurb.com/u/EricZ)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/a-i-prd-1-2-3/653 "2026-05-28T00:55:16Z")
Back in 2014, we were writing about the death of the Product Requirements Document (PRD). The thinking behind this post has never been important, as the purpose was to shift away from hardening our thinking about the … --- ## [Are Engineers Leading The Way Right Now (And Should They)?](https://forum.zurb.com/t/are-engineers-leading-the-way-right-now-and-should-they/716)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/are-engineers-leading-the-way-right-now-and-should-they/716 "2026-05-25T16:25:28Z")
Designers have been falling behind in adoption rate when it comes to AI tooling (or at least so I hear). Engineers are speeding ahead. But, why is this the case? Outputs are increasing, so much so that months of work ar… --- ## [How to prevent brain fry from AI 🧠](https://forum.zurb.com/t/how-to-prevent-brain-fry-from-ai/701)
**Author:** [@MoData](https://forum.zurb.com/u/MoData)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/how-to-prevent-brain-fry-from-ai/701 "2026-05-25T14:17:29Z")
Interesting article about AI’s impact on critical thinking and how to resolve it. Automating monotonous tasks means there will be much more time spent on deep thinking tasks, which isn’t something that anyone can sustain… --- ## [AI Does More Than You Think (But It Needs Your Help)](https://forum.zurb.com/t/ai-does-more-than-you-think-but-it-needs-your-help/717)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 1:10am UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/ai-does-more-than-you-think-but-it-needs-your-help/717 "2026-05-24T01:10:37Z")
General LLMs can do a lot, but as we all know, they fall down hard in more specialized/complex areas. Claude is doing a great job at creating models that are fantastic at programming. All of the toolsets, harnesses, mod… --- ## [Oh babbyyyy! the future!](https://forum.zurb.com/t/oh-babbyyyy-the-future/711)
**Author:** [@nathaliesmith](https://forum.zurb.com/u/nathaliesmith)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/oh-babbyyyy-the-future/711 "2026-05-14T23:05:01Z")
Ya’ll - Its Hump Day and nothing makes me “hehe” more these days than the wild west we’re seeing unfold right in front of us. Its pretty cool (and also terrifying) :wink: A new company popped up on my radar today, Memoc… --- ## ["Interpassivity" and You](https://forum.zurb.com/t/interpassivity-and-you/705)
**Author:** [@EricZ](https://forum.zurb.com/u/EricZ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/interpassivity-and-you/705 "2026-05-13T16:41:36Z")
Came across a great article by Pavel Samsonov on Interpassivity, and our current situation in design as companies continue to adopt and build on agentic LLMs. AI did not usher in the phenomenon of interpassivity. It em… --- ## [Preventing Fry-brain as a Software Engineer](https://forum.zurb.com/t/preventing-fry-brain-as-a-software-engineer/704)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/preventing-fry-brain-as-a-software-engineer/704 "2026-05-13T16:01:21Z")
Bouncing off of @MoData’s post: How to prevent brain fry from AI 🧠 , I decided to create my own list of engineering-specific ways to reduce chronic stress while improving performance. 1) Slow Down Slowing down might see… --- ## [Turning Content into Tools](https://forum.zurb.com/t/turning-content-into-tools/703)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/turning-content-into-tools/703 "2026-05-05T16:00:13Z")
Content has always been thought of as a way to garner attention and to frame your business as a leader in the topic it’s specialized at. It’s also used as a tool to organize your thoughts and catalog what your brain is p… --- ## [A.I. Infrastructure Progress and Security](https://forum.zurb.com/t/a-i-infrastructure-progress-and-security/692)
**Author:** [@EricZ](https://forum.zurb.com/u/EricZ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/a-i-infrastructure-progress-and-security/692 "2026-04-06T16:23:02Z")
There’s been a lot of flux in the A.I. space this past week, with the shut down of OpenAI’s Sora product, shake-ups at Oracle, and the war in Iran having broader economic consequences. Oracle announced a layoff of 18% o… --- ## [A Strong External API is The Foundation To Powerful Agent Capabilities](https://forum.zurb.com/t/a-strong-external-api-is-the-foundation-to-powerful-agent-capabilities/688)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/a-strong-external-api-is-the-foundation-to-powerful-agent-capabilities/688 "2026-03-26T15:50:13Z")
I’m finding more and more that having a super strong foundation with your product’s API will make our break agents using your service. No validation? :bomb: No verbose error messaging? :bomb: A multitude of options fo… --- ## [Building Your Own Agents: The Three Fundamental Concepts of Agentic Abilities](https://forum.zurb.com/t/building-your-own-agents-the-three-fundamental-concepts-of-agentic-abilities/686)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/building-your-own-agents-the-three-fundamental-concepts-of-agentic-abilities/686 "2026-03-24T15:02:32Z")
ChatGPT isn’t just an LLM. Claude isn’t just an LLM. These tools have several things that allow them to be as powerful as they are now. They can: Summarize huge amounts of data Search the web Download and parse CSVs, … --- ## [What Actually Happens When You Replace Your Engineering Team with AI](https://forum.zurb.com/t/what-actually-happens-when-you-replace-your-engineering-team-with-ai/685)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/what-actually-happens-when-you-replace-your-engineering-team-with-ai/685 "2026-03-23T15:34:42Z")
This was a fantastic read by Ala Stolpnik. Here are my favorite quotes: The displacement isn’t purely about AI capability. It’s also about which humans treat their work as a craft versus a paycheck. The hard part… --- ## [UIs Aren't Going Away Anytime Soon](https://forum.zurb.com/t/uis-arent-going-away-anytime-soon/683)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/uis-arent-going-away-anytime-soon/683 "2026-03-23T15:33:22Z")
Short post- wanted to get my thoughts out here in the open! Agents are awesome. There are times where I prefer using one over digging into a classic UI. But, that isn’t always the case. Complex, monotonous, boring work… --- ## [We Have to Keep Talking](https://forum.zurb.com/t/we-have-to-keep-talking/680)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/we-have-to-keep-talking/680 "2026-03-17T14:13:21Z")
The world is moving – fast. It isn’t going to stop, and I’d actually argue things might move even faster. The real question is: Can humans even keep up? Thought this podcast with @Bryan was really revealing about wha… --- ## [Is AI a Bubble?](https://forum.zurb.com/t/is-ai-a-bubble/675)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/is-ai-a-bubble/675 "2026-03-06T01:32:37Z")
Is AI a bubble? People are saying yes. The catch? They’re not wrong. But, that’s not all. It’s also a very fast growing market. Investors, business owners, and even US’s Department of War know that AI is here to stay … --- ## [Great Systems Scale Faster (Take The Time To Build Them)](https://forum.zurb.com/t/great-systems-scale-faster-take-the-time-to-build-them/654)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/great-systems-scale-faster-take-the-time-to-build-them/654 "2026-03-04T22:07:31Z")
After thinking about yesterday’s Q&A about @chris\_becker ‘s AI Won’t Save You’re Thinking article, it reminded me something super important, and a pattern that keeps popping up in my life that everyone wanting to perform… --- ## [❤️ Its Love Week (Design Edition)](https://forum.zurb.com/t/its-love-week-design-edition/647)
**Author:** [@nathaliesmith](https://forum.zurb.com/u/nathaliesmith)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/its-love-week-design-edition/647 "2026-02-18T01:00:41Z")
I’ll start this off like a wedding speech… “For those of you who don’t know me” :wink: I LOOOVE A THEME. Truly nothing is more exciting to me than a fun holiday & a theme. So naturally… Tell us… what’s your design love … --- ## [Success Slows You Down](https://forum.zurb.com/t/success-slows-you-down/644)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/success-slows-you-down/644 "2026-02-12T17:40:13Z")
Shoutout to @Bryan for sharing this LI post Simply put, once you get comfortable, you stop growing. Success is comfortable. We need to constantly be reminding ourselves that even if you succeed once, it doesn’t mean … --- ## [Bridging the Gap Between Design and Code](https://forum.zurb.com/t/bridging-the-gap-between-design-and-code/477)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/bridging-the-gap-between-design-and-code/477 "2025-12-29T20:14:33Z")
Designers recently have had the short end of the stick in the product world. But why? Perceived impact is everything. A lot of the work that designers do has started to feel like a commodity, not because it doesn’t chu… --- ## [Embodiment and Practice](https://forum.zurb.com/t/embodiment-and-practice/427)
**Author:** [@EricZ](https://forum.zurb.com/u/EricZ)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/embodiment-and-practice/427 "2025-12-15T20:56:00Z")
I like board games okay (thought I don’t really care for the Monopoly phase my son is in), but this seems like a very cool exercise in embodying a quarterly cycle of product development. It’s like a movie, can you get t… --- ## [The Problem of Efficacy and Merging Design and Programmer Worlds](https://forum.zurb.com/t/the-problem-of-efficacy-and-merging-design-and-programmer-worlds/428)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/the-problem-of-efficacy-and-merging-design-and-programmer-worlds/428 "2025-12-11T18:22:51Z")
As developers’ and designers’ worlds mash thanks to the onslaught of companies trying to make a quick dollar, a new problem arises. Should designers work side-by-side with code as AI bridges the programming gap, or shou… --- ## [A Glare Alternative?](https://forum.zurb.com/t/a-glare-alternative/424)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/a-glare-alternative/424 "2025-12-11T16:59:47Z")
Thought this post was interesting- looks like someone is building a UX framework. Definitely curious on where he’ll take it --- ## [The UX Pyramid (of meaning)](https://forum.zurb.com/t/the-ux-pyramid-of-meaning/418)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/the-ux-pyramid-of-meaning/418 "2025-12-09T16:58:35Z")
A really great post by @Bryan Meaning seems to role down to everything else. It also goes back to what the WHY is and how teams can start to lean into discovering this more as the execution requirements lessen. --- ## [The Rise of Why](https://forum.zurb.com/t/the-rise-of-why/240)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/the-rise-of-why/240 "2025-12-04T16:53:53Z")
The focus on execution is dwindling. Asking “why” is growing. How are we prepping for a “why” driven future? As the scales tip, how do we define what truly matters? I’ve been loving the posts lately: Are we movin… --- ## [The (Open)AI Bubble](https://forum.zurb.com/t/the-open-ai-bubble/383)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/the-open-ai-bubble/383 "2025-12-04T16:39:41Z")
Thought this post was interesting. It captures how OpenAI specifically has been making some wrong bets, and has actually stopped providing as much value as perceived as a company. I’d say that AI is here to stay, but … [Next page](https://forum.zurb.com/c/open-topics/4.md?page=1)