jamiemill/layers-skills

layers-conceptual-model

Techniques for defining the product's objects, relationships, states, and vocabulary independently of any interface — the most load-bearing layer

layers-intro

Framework orientation for Layers of Product Design — load this first; provides the context all other skills depend on

layers-domain

Techniques for mapping a domain's concepts, terminology conflicts, and bounded contexts — the raw material the conceptual model is built from

layers-interaction-flow

Techniques for mapping interaction structure and flow — places, affordances, edge cases, and failure paths — without committing to visual form

layers-observed-behaviour

Techniques for planning user research and synthesising it into grounded, confidence-rated findings about what users actually do

layers-orient

Diagnostic audit across all seven layers — identifies the bottleneck layer and recommends where to focus

layers-product-strategy

Techniques for connecting user opportunities to business outcomes and solution bets, and testing the riskiest assumptions cheaply

layers-surface

Techniques for auditing and deciding the surface against the layers below — vocabulary, object consistency, completeness, feedback, hierarchy, accessibility

layers-user-needs

Techniques for eliciting and prioritising user needs, pains, and desires — the opportunities that feed product strategy