Estrella Zijlstra
Points of view

Positions, argued from the work.

The case studies show the judgment applied. These essays make the case for it, on transformation, craft, and what AI changes about how product teams work.

01
When a redesign is really a transformation

Two engagements, one pattern: the brief asked for a new website, and the real work was the system underneath it.

Transformation 4 min · Read →
02
Portfolio management is a craft multiplier

Ten product managers on ten accounts is a staffing plan. One portfolio is a strategy.

Craft & operating models 5 min · Read →
03
Product Operations in the age of AI

One job with two halves: make changing the way of working cheap, and develop the taste that decides what the speed is for.

AI & product operations 7 min · Read →

Every position here was earned on an engagement. See the proof in the case studies.