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As AI tools became part of my daily workflow, I found myself collecting prompts, frameworks, and templates across multiple platforms. While the amount of knowledge grew, its usability declined. Prompts were buried inside chat histories. Frameworks lived in scattered documents. Valuable methods were repeatedly rediscovered rather than reused.

This project began as a personal question: How might I turn design knowledge into reusable capabilities instead of static documentation?

Type

Vibe Coding

Tools

ChatGPT, CodeBuddy, Github

Time

2026

Duration

2 Days


Research & Insights

I analyzed my own workflow across research, strategy, UX design, and AI product development. Three recurring patterns emerged:


1. Frameworks shape thinking

Frameworks such as JTBD, Systems Thinking, and Human-Centered AI helped define how problems were interpreted.


2. Skills produce outcomes

Most design work consists of repeatable activities:

  • Interview analysis

  • Opportunity mapping

  • Agent design

  • Problem framing

These activities could be modularized.


3. Workflows connect skills

Complex outcomes rarely come from a single method.

Instead, they emerge from a sequence of reusable capabilities. For example:

→ Research Analysis
→ JTBD Extraction
→ Opportunity Mapping
→ AI Feature Discovery



Solution

I designed a lightweight Design Toolkit organized around:

Framework → Skill → Workflow


Instead of storing information, the system helps retrieve actionable methods.

The interface prioritizes:

  • Fast discovery

  • Reusability

  • Search-first interaction

  • Copy-and-use execution

Rather than browsing documents, designers can locate a capability and immediately apply it to a task.


Skills as atomic units

Instead of organizing content by documents or prompts, the system organizes around reusable capabilities.

Each skill contains:

  • Context

  • Inputs

  • Process

  • Outputs

  • Prompt template


Workflows as orchestration

Workflows visualize how multiple skills combine into larger outcomes.


This allows designers to move from isolated techniques to repeatable systems.



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