Public surface for early speculative wireframes and prospect demos. These are conversation starters, not validated demos — heavy revision expected once customer-interview evidence comes in. The wedge under test: enterprise-grade flexibility at mid-market TCO, AI-collapsed implementation labor.
AI surface — three patterns, one demo
Top contextual panel vs. persistent rail vs. conversations-as-first-class-objects. Switch patterns and screens to feel scope behavior. Companion memo recommends Pattern C.
Design references gallery
Concrete reference targets — "make it feel like this" / "definitely not this." Empty until John populates from a homework hour browsing real products. Includes a curated browse list.
App shell explorations
3 shells × 2 themes × 2 densities — same Proposals queue rendered across 12 combinations. Resulted in the conclusion that shell pattern is a low-leverage knob; deeper questions live in interaction patterns.