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Fluidity of Roles
The AI-era phenomenon where PMs, designers, and data scientists can go farther in the product development lifecycle before engineering is needed. Roles become more fluid — but comparative strengths and craft expertise remain distinct and essential.
Where it comes from
Elizabeth Stone on how AI has changed the way functions work together. See consume/highlights/elizabeth-stone-netflix-systems-thinkers for full context. > “PMs, designers, data scientists are able to get farther in the product development life cycle before engineering really needs to be front of the line in unlocking things than was true a couple years ago.” (~8:14)
Role fluidity doesn't mean roles disappear. It means the blockers between roles dissolve, letting people contribute beyond their formal function while still bringing their unique craft to bear where it matters most.