WNO-017 · Prototype

A LEGO-brick mood board for engineers who don’t think in mood boards.

Stage 0Raw ideainbox/
Stage 1Triage2026-02-15
Stage 2Prototype cardprototypes/
Stage 3Experimentclosed 2026-03-04
Stage 4Signal reviewin progress
Learning questionWill engineers attach metaphors to their tickets, and do those metaphors help anyone else read the work later?
Smallest useful testA Slack bot in three teams for two weeks. One command attaches a “brick” — a one-line metaphor — to any ticket.
Expected signalAt least one team voluntarily keeps using the bricks after the two weeks, or references a brick in a review without being prompted.
RisksCute but unused after a week. Or: engineers treat it as a chore rather than a shortcut.