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Crafting a Clear Product Vision When You’re Building in the Unknown
How to align teams, accelerate execution, and build confidently when everything is still fuzzy — especially in AI, startups, and high-stakes…
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Dominika Michalska
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The Wisdom of the Pause: Why Slowing Down Is a Power Move
Why the Smartest People in the Room Know When to Hit Pause
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Dominika Michalska
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The Age of Possibility Needs Builders. Build like it matters — with others, with urgency, and with heart.
AI has given us infinite tools. But the future won't be built by one mind alone. This is a manifesto for restless makers and after-hours dreamers who…
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Dominika Michalska
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The Shape of Technology’s Future: Collective Hands, Shared Vision
Technology’s future isn’t written by algorithms alone — it’s shaped by the hands and voices of those who bravely dare to get involved. Collective wisdom…
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Dominika Michalska
Security by Design: How Product Leaders Build Products People Can Trust
A practical guide to embedding security thinking into product development—from early-stage features to fast-moving teams and scalable platforms.
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Dominika Michalska
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AI Prototyping Might Change Everything — So I’m Putting It to the Test
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The Age of Possibility Needs Builders. Build like it matters — with others, with urgency, and with heart.
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Mastering Rapid Product Prototyping — Staying Consciously Aware of What’s Possible
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The Power of No: How Great Products Are Built
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Midjourney as a Portal Into Collective Imagination
As language becomes an image and machines begin to co-create, our creative process evolves. This reflection explores how generative AI tools are…
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Dominika Michalska
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Prototyping With Purpose: Building “Get Involved in Tech” in a Single Flow
A civic-tech experiment for helping people shape the future of technology — no degree required
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Dominika Michalska
Mastering Rapid Product Prototyping — Staying Consciously Aware of What’s Possible
A look into the tools, mindset, and momentum behind modern experimentation
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Dominika Michalska
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Smarter Than Real: The Rise of Synthetic Data in AI
Why AI’s next leap forward depends on the data we invent, not just the data we collect.
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Dominika Michalska
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The Power of No: How Great Products Are Built
Without it, we chase urgency instead of impact.
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Dominika Michalska
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The Mysterious Case of the Missing Collaboration
Wait… wasn’t this supposed to be teamwork?
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Dominika Michalska
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AI Prototyping Might Change Everything — So I’m Putting It to the Test
What if you could turn an idea into a working prototype in just a few hours—without needing a dev team in the first place?
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The Builder's Playbook
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