DRC • Dave's Research Co.

Playing the Background Jun 22, 2026

Timescales of Play

Players' primary timescales create barriers and protective bubbles of awareness.

Playing the Background Jun 15, 2026

Make this assumption, when smart people seem to be doing stupid things.

Playing the Background Jun 8, 2026

Archetypal problem patterns in product orgs

Playing the Background Jun 1, 2026

The projects that defy clarity and specificity.

Playing the Background May 25, 2026

The place to play is the structure beneath the problem.

Loops and Cycles Jan 27, 2026

Focus on the primary attribute of the problem — stagnant, maladapted, or adrift?

Loops and Cycles Dec 16, 2025

Kicking off season 3 of Loops and Cycles — on a framework for handling product team problems.

Loops and Cycles Sep 10, 2025

The need to maintain and repair the organization itself is inevitable. Who is responsible, and who knows how?