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Week of February 23, 2026

A discovery-and-strategy week. Opportunities, Hypotheses, Experiments, and Insights come together as a unified Discovery module with a Kanban pipeline, immersive Graph and Wardley Map views land for strategy, and theme merges become AI-assisted and reversible. Highlight: the unified Discovery module, one place to capture, shape, test, and validate ideas with a Kanban that runs from Captured to Closed.

In this edition

A unified Discovery module

Discovery is now one place. Opportunities, Hypotheses, Experiments, and Insights are pulled into a single module with a Kanban pipeline with stages from Captured through Closed (Captured > Shaping > Testing > Validated > Implemented > Closed). Inline forms keep you moving without context switches, starter examples make the first run obvious, and a Push to Feedback action turns any finding into a feedback item with one click. Strategy pages now mirror the same hierarchy, Pillar > Bet > Opportunity, with KPIs and full-height charts, and graph/list/tree views are preserved across selection so you don't lose context.

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  • Unified Discovery: Opportunities, Hypotheses, Experiments, Insights in one module
  • Kanban pipeline: Captured > Shaping > Testing > Validated > Implemented > Closed
  • Inline forms and starter examples
  • Push to Feedback turns findings into feedback items in one click
  • Strategy pages show Pillar > Bet > Opportunity with KPIs and full-height charts
  • Graph/list/tree views preserved across selection

Themes: AI-assisted, reversible merges

Theme consolidation gets safer and smarter. Merge related or duplicate themes into a single target while preserving scores, linked feedback, and learnings, and merges are archived rather than deleted so they're reversible. AI surfaces the best merge targets with confidence and reasoning, and lets you pre-select the top suggestion. When closing a theme, AI-assisted recommendations can batch-close or keep linked feedback, with a summary of how many items were auto-closed.

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  • Reversible theme merges that preserve scores, feedback, learnings
  • Archived (not deleted) merges keep history intact
  • AI merge suggestions with confidence and reasoning, top suggestion pre-selectable
  • AI-assisted batch close/keep on linked feedback when closing a theme

Feedback: simpler submission, smarter triage

Submit feedback with just a description, the system auto-generates a title and confirms submission, removing friction from reporting. AI classifies feedback immediately at submission with a visible processing indicator. Closed feedback is clearly marked with status badges and dimmed in the inbox so the active list stays focused, with status changes available from the detail view.

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  • Description-only submission with auto-generated titles
  • Immediate AI classification at submission with processing indicator
  • Status badges and dimmed rows for closed feedback
  • Status changes from the detail view

Linking & relationships

Create and link capabilities directly from search, theme suggestions, or context menus, new capabilities appear instantly in Capabilities and Impacted Capabilities, so you keep working without switching views. Link/unlink works from detail panels, and relationship views now reflect actual associations rather than just name matches. AI Link finds duplicate and related feedback to accelerate consolidation, and unlink/delete actions include an undo notification.

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  • Inline capability creation from search, theme suggestions, context menus
  • Link/unlink from detail panels, relationship views based on real associations
  • AI Link surfaces duplicate and related feedback
  • Undo notifications on unlink and delete

Capabilities: canvas + list editing

Explore and edit capability hierarchies on a zoomable, pannable canvas or an expandable tree/list, drag-and-drop to create, move, nest, un-nest, or delete in place without switching modes. Search and filters auto-expand matching branches and preserve filter state across views. Health rollups and an always-visible slider (with percentage labels and dimension names) make scoring intuitive.

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  • Zoomable canvas + tree/list editing with drag-and-drop nesting
  • Search/filters auto-expand matching branches, state preserved across views
  • Always-visible health slider with percentages and dimension names
  • Health rollups across parent/child relationships

Graphs, maps & visualization modes

New immersive Graph and Strategy Graph views (edge-to-edge) show a unified 3-tier hierarchy (Feedback > Themes > Capabilities) with a Tier Slider to move between overview and detail. Toggle Landscape modes between Health and Evolution to analyze by status or maturity, with Hide Closed, focused legends, and clearer node sizing/color gradients. Wardley Map view lands for strategy planning, drag-and-drop placement with precise snapping, an unplaced-items panel, and inline editing of Evolution and Visibility.

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  • Immersive edge-to-edge Graph and Strategy Graph views
  • 3-tier hierarchy: Feedback > Themes > Capabilities, with a Tier Slider
  • Landscape modes: Health vs Evolution, Hide Closed, clearer node sizing/colors
  • Wardley Map view with snapping, unplaced-items panel, and inline Evolution/Visibility editing

Interaction quality, deletion safety & navigation

Graph interactions feel solid, siblings move naturally, parents stay fixed, the canvas stops jittering, Tier-1 labels are larger and readable, and right-click context menus expose node actions. A consistent Delete button and confirmation prompts across detail views reduce accidental removals, and deletions include an undo window. Persistent URLs keep your tab selection across refresh and sharing, and deep links open directly into capability, feedback, or theme details.

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  • Smooth dragging: siblings move, parents fixed, stable canvas, larger Tier-1 labels
  • Right-click context menus for node actions
  • Toast notifications and Activity Log popover for immediate feedback
  • Consistent Delete button + confirmations across detail views, with undo window
  • Persistent URLs preserve tab state, deep links to capability/feedback/theme detail

Public Changelog & visual refresh

A public Changelog is now one click from the sidebar, no sign-in required, with a date-grouped timeline anyone can follow. The visual palette gets a refresh too: warmer mango/terracotta accent, theme-aware color system, and existing status colors preserved. The User Menu adds a theme switcher (Dark, Light, Auto) that saves your preference, with accessibility-focused contrast and shadow improvements.

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  • One-click public Changelog from the sidebar (no sign-in)
  • Date-grouped timeline of product updates
  • Refreshed palette: mango/terracotta accent, theme-aware system
  • Theme switcher in User Menu (Dark, Light, Auto) with saved preference
  • Accessibility-focused contrast and shadow improvements

What this means for you this week

  • Discovery is one workflow: capture an opportunity, shape it, test it, validate it, ship it, on a single Kanban.
  • Consolidate themes confidently, AI suggests the merge target, and you can undo it.
  • Submit feedback with a single field and trust AI to classify it before you look.
  • Plan strategy on an immersive Graph or a real Wardley Map, with snapping and an unplaced-items panel.
  • Share a public Changelog link with anyone, no sign-in needed.

If you want a walkthrough of the new Discovery module, the Wardley Map, or AI-assisted theme merges, reply here and I'll schedule a quick demo.

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