feat(wds): Revise product brief content structure and terminology

Updated the product brief to enhance clarity and engagement by revising section titles and restructuring content. Key changes include renaming sections for better alignment with user goals, refining the use of terminology, and improving the overall flow of information. Emphasized the importance of content concepts and user action goals throughout the document to facilitate understanding and usability.
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## Page Structure & Information Architecture
## Content Concepts & Information Architecture
Using Action Mapping model to identify user actions and required information for each section.
Using Action Mapping model to identify user actions and required information for each content concept. These concepts can be organized and sequenced during the design phase.
---
### SECTION 1: HERO SECTION
### CONCEPT: INITIAL ORIENTATION
**Reference Sketch:**
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- What WDS is (in one clear statement)
- Who should care about it
- Why it matters (value proposition)
- Where to go next (GitHub repository)
- Where to go next
**Information to Provide:**
- Headline: Clear statement of what WDS is
- Subheadline: Who it's for (designers, entrepreneurs)
- Description: The paradigm shift (design → specification → product)
- Clear statement of what WDS is
- Who it's for (designers, entrepreneurs)
- The paradigm shift (design → specification → product)
- Value statement: Why this matters (responsibility, excellence, results)
- Primary CTA: "Explore on GitHub" (link to repository)
- Secondary CTA: "Read WDS Articles" (link to filtered blog posts)
- Primary path: GitHub repository
- Secondary path: WDS articles and resources
**Visual Elements (from sketch):**
- Hero illustration showing designer working with specifications/documentation
- Deep blue background (consistent with current template)
- Clear visual hierarchy: Headline → Description → CTAs
- Right-side illustration area (person with device/documentation)
- Illustration showing designer working with specifications/documentation
- Deep blue background
- Clear visual hierarchy
- Right-side illustration area
**Success Metric:** User understands WDS concept and clicks through to GitHub or continues reading
**Success Metric:** User understands WDS concept and chooses to explore GitHub or continue reading
---
### SECTION 2: WHAT IS WDS
### CONCEPT: WDS METHODOLOGY EXPLANATION
**User Action Goal:** Understand the WDS methodology and its foundation
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**Information to Provide:**
#### Main Explanation
- **The Paradigm Shift:**
- The design becomes the specification
- The specification becomes the product
- The code is just the printout
#### The Paradigm Shift
- The design becomes the specification
- The specification becomes the product
- The code is just the printout
- **What WDS Delivers:**
- End-to-end solution (idea → maintenance)
- Conceptual specifications (100% actionable)
- Designer as linchpin (bridge business + user needs)
- Why-based specifications (WHAT + WHY + WHAT NOT TO DO)
#### What WDS Delivers
- End-to-end solution (idea → maintenance)
- Conceptual specifications (100% actionable)
- Designer as linchpin (bridge business + user needs)
- Why-based specifications (WHAT + WHY + WHAT NOT TO DO)
#### Subsection: "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants"
**User Action Goal:** Trust that WDS is credible and proven
**What Users Need to Learn:**
#### Built on Solid Foundation
- WDS is built on BMad Method (established development methodology)
- Mårten's 25 years of design experience added to proven framework
- In v6: BMM module handles development, WDS handles design
- The integration is seamless and complete
**Information to Provide:**
- Brief explanation of BMad Method (AI-augmented development framework)
- Open-source, proven, not "BS Mårten cooked up"
- WDS as design module within larger ecosystem
- v6 architecture: WDS (design) → BMM (development)
- Open-source, proven, serious methodology
- Link to BMad Method documentation
**Success Metric:** User trusts WDS credibility and understands the ecosystem
---
### SECTION 3: THE WDS DIFFERENCE
### CONCEPT: KEY BENEFITS
**User Action Goal:** Quickly grasp the three key benefits
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- Designers become strategic leaders (linchpins)
**Information to Provide:**
Three columns with icons/visuals:
1. **End-to-End Solution**
- Not rapid prototyping or single-purpose tool
- Full journey: idea → specification → development → maintenance
- Designers work in codebase, not separate from it
**Benefit 1: End-to-End Solution**
- Not rapid prototyping or single-purpose tool
- Full journey: idea → specification → development → maintenance
- Designers work in codebase, not separate from it
2. **100% Actionable Specifications**
- Conceptual specifications ready for AI or human teams
- No interpretation needed
- Unified IDs, error states, multi-language content included
**Benefit 2: 100% Actionable Specifications**
- Conceptual specifications ready for AI or human teams
- No interpretation needed
- Unified IDs, error states, multi-language content included
3. **Designer as Linchpin**
- Bridge business goals and user needs
- Responsibility for product success
- Serve team as strategic guide
**Benefit 3: Designer as Linchpin**
- Bridge business goals and user needs
- Ownership of product success
- Serve team as strategic guide
**Success Metric:** User sees unique value and wants to learn more
---
### SECTION 4: MEET THE WDS AGENTS
### CONCEPT: THE AGENTS
**User Action Goal:** Understand how agents guide through phases and relate to them as teammates
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**Information to Provide:**
Each agent presented with:
- Agent name + icon + tagline
Each agent needs:
- Name + icon + tagline
- Role/personality description (relatable, human)
- Phases they guide
- What you create together
- Why this agent matters
#### Saga the Analyst 📚
_"The one who tells your product's strategic story"_
**Role:** Business Analyst + Product Discovery Expert
**Phases Guided:**
- Phase 1: Product Brief
- Phase 2: Trigger Mapping
**What You Create:**
- Strategic foundation
- Target users and personas
- Business goals connected to user needs
- Trigger maps showing psychological drivers
**Why Saga Matters:** Helps uncover the story of why your product exists and who needs it
---
- **Role:** Business Analyst + Product Discovery Expert
- **Phases:** Product Brief, Trigger Mapping
- **Creates:** Strategic foundation, target users and personas, business goals connected to user needs, trigger maps
- **Why Saga:** Helps uncover the story of why your product exists and who needs it
#### Freyja the Designer ✨
_"The one who brings clarity through design"_
**Role:** UX Designer + Design System Expert
**Phases Guided:**
- Phase 4: UX Design (Scenarios)
- Phase 5: Design System (optional)
**What You Create:**
- Page specifications with object IDs
- Interactive prototypes
- Component libraries
- Visual specifications that guide development
**Why Freyja Matters:** Transforms ideas into detailed, beautiful specifications that developers can implement perfectly
---
- **Role:** UX Designer + Design System Expert
- **Phases:** UX Design (Scenarios), Design System (optional)
- **Creates:** Page specifications with object IDs, interactive prototypes, component libraries, visual specifications
- **Why Freyja:** Transforms ideas into detailed, beautiful specifications that developers can implement perfectly
#### Idunn the PM ⚔️
_"The strategic leader who plans the path forward"_
**Role:** Product Manager + Technical Planner
**Phases Guided:**
- Phase 3: Platform Requirements
- Phase 6: PRD Finalization
**What You Create:**
- Technical architecture decisions
- Complete PRD (Product Requirements Document)
- Implementation roadmap
- Handoff packages for development
**Why Idunn Matters:** Ensures technical feasibility and organizes design work for smooth development
---
- **Role:** Product Manager + Technical Planner
- **Phases:** Platform Requirements, PRD Finalization
- **Creates:** Technical architecture decisions, complete PRD, implementation roadmap, handoff packages
- **Why Idunn:** Ensures technical feasibility and organizes design work for smooth development
#### Mimir the Orchestrator 🧙
_"The wise one who coordinates the whole journey"_
**Role:** Project Orchestrator + Workflow Guide
- **Role:** Project Orchestrator + Workflow Guide
- **Does:** Guides through WDS workflow, routes to appropriate agents, keeps project status, helps choose phases
- **Why Mimir:** Your entry point and guide through the entire WDS process
**What Mimir Does:**
- Guides you through WDS workflow
- Routes you to appropriate agents
- Keeps project status and progress
- Helps choose which phases you need
**Why Mimir Matters:** Your entry point and guide through the entire WDS process
**Success Metric:** User understands agent roles and sees them as helpful guides, not technical systems
**Success Metric:** User understands agent roles and sees them as helpful guides
---
### SECTION 5: FROM DESIGN TO DEVELOPMENT
### CONCEPT: DESIGN TO DEVELOPMENT JOURNEY
**User Action Goal:** Understand how design deliveries transition to implementation
**What Users Need to Learn:**
- Design work doesn't stop at handoff
- Design work flows seamlessly into development
- BMM agents handle breakdown, development, testing
- The transition is seamless because specifications are complete
- The transition works because specifications are complete
- WDS + BMM = complete product journey
**Information to Provide:**
**The Journey:**
**The Complete Journey:**
1. WDS agents guide design phases
2. Design deliveries created (PRD, specifications, prototypes)
3. BMM agents take over for development
4. BMM handles: epic breakdown, story creation, implementation, testing
5. Continuous feedback loop between design and development
5. Continuous collaboration between design and development
**BMM Agents (Brief Introduction):**
- Dev agents: Break down PRD into implementable stories
- Development agents: Write code based on specifications
- QA agents: Test against design specifications
- [Link to BMad Method documentation for full details]
- Link to BMad Method documentation for details
**Why This Matters:**
- Designers remain in control of creative vision
- Specifications are so clear, implementation is straightforward
- No "lost in translation" between design and development
- Specifications are clear, implementation is straightforward
- No "lost in translation"
- AI can implement perfectly because intent is captured
**Success Metric:** User understands complete workflow and sees how WDS fits into larger process
**Success Metric:** User understands complete workflow and sees how WDS fits
---
### SECTION 6: COURSE MODULES
### CONCEPT: LEARNING RESOURCES (COURSE MODULES)
**User Action Goal:** Access learning resources and start learning WDS
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**Information to Provide:**
**Table Format with Columns:**
- Module Number/Name
**For Each Module:**
- Module number/name
- Status (Complete / In Progress / Coming Soon)
- YouTube Video Embed (if available)
- Brief Description
- YouTube video (if available)
- Brief description
- Topics covered
- Links (GitHub lessons, NotebookLM resources)
**Completed Modules:**
#### Module 01: Why WDS Matters
- **Status:** ✅ Complete
- **Video:** [YouTube embed]
- **Description:** Learn why designers are indispensable in the AI era. Understand the paradigm shift from prototyping to specification-driven design.
- **Topics:** Factory mindset vs linchpin mindset, AI threats and opportunities, becoming irreplaceable
- **Links:** [GitHub Module 01] | [NotebookLM Resources]
**Module 01: Why WDS Matters**
- Status: Complete
- Description: Learn why designers are indispensable in the AI era. Understand the paradigm shift.
- Topics: Factory vs linchpin mindset, AI threats and opportunities, becoming irreplaceable
- Links to GitHub and NotebookLM resources
#### Module 02: Installation & Setup
- **Status:** ✅ Complete
- **Video:** [YouTube embed]
- **Description:** Get WDS running on your machine. Step-by-step guide to GitHub, IDE setup, and agent activation.
- **Topics:** GitHub setup, IDE installation, cloning repository, initializing WDS, activating Mimir
- **Links:** [GitHub Module 02] | [Quick Checklist]
**Module 02: Installation & Setup**
- Status: Complete
- Description: Get WDS running. Step-by-step guide to GitHub, IDE setup, and agent activation.
- Topics: GitHub setup, IDE installation, cloning repository, initializing WDS, activating Mimir
- Quick checklist available
**In Development:**
#### Module 03: Alignment & Signoff
- **Status:** 🔄 In Development
- **Description:** Learn to create alignment documents and secure stakeholder commitment before starting design work.
#### Module 04: Project Brief
- **Status:** 🔄 In Development
- **Description:** Create strategic foundation through conversational discovery with Saga.
[Continue listing remaining modules with "Coming Soon" status]
**In Development:** Modules 03-17 (list with brief descriptions and "coming soon" status)
**Note:** "We're developing these modules in collaboration with designers like you. More modules added regularly."
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### SECTION 7: QUICK START INSTALLATION
### CONCEPT: GETTING STARTED (INSTALLATION)
**User Action Goal:** Get WDS installed and ready to use
**What Users Need to Learn:**
- The 5 essential steps to get started
- Each step has detailed instructions available
- It's achievable (not overwhelming)
- It's achievable and well-supported
**Information to Provide:**
**Installation Checklist:**
(Each item links to detailed Module 02 lesson)
**The 5 Steps:**
(Each links to detailed Module 02 lesson)
□ **Step 1: Set Up GitHub Account**
→ [Detailed Guide: GitHub Setup]
1. Set Up GitHub Account → Detailed guide available
2. Install IDE (Cursor Recommended) → Detailed guide available
3. Clone WDS Repository → Detailed guide available
4. Initialize WDS in Your Project → Detailed guide available
5. Activate Mimir Orchestrator → Detailed guide available
□ **Step 2: Install IDE (Cursor Recommended)**
→ [Detailed Guide: IDE Installation]
□ **Step 3: Clone WDS Repository**
→ [Detailed Guide: Git Cloning]
□ **Step 4: Initialize WDS in Your Project**
→ [Detailed Guide: WDS Initialization]
□ **Step 5: Activate Mimir Orchestrator**
→ [Detailed Guide: Agent Activation]
**Time Required:** ~30 minutes for complete setup
**Support Available:** [Link to Discord/Community] | [Troubleshooting Guide]
**Additional Info:**
- Time required: ~30 minutes for complete setup
- Support available: Discord/Community link, troubleshooting guide
**Success Metric:** User completes setup or bookmarks checklist for later
---
### SECTION 8: WHAT OUR USERS SAY
### CONCEPT: SOCIAL PROOF (TESTIMONIALS)
**User Action Goal:** Build trust through social proof
**What Users Need to Learn:**
- Real designers use and value WDS
- Results are tangible (quotes will show specific benefits)
- Results are tangible
- Community exists
**Information to Provide:**
**Testimonial Carousel Structure:**
**Testimonial Structure:**
(Ready for quotes to be added)
- Profile photo (circular)
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**Placeholder Content:**
"Testimonials from designers and teams using WDS will appear here. If you've tried WDS, we'd love to hear your story!"
[Link to: Share Your WDS Story]
Link to: Share Your WDS Story
**Success Metric:** User gains confidence in WDS through peer validation
**Success Metric:** User gains confidence through peer validation
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### SECTION 9: GET STARTED NOW
### CONCEPT: CALL TO ACTION
**User Action Goal:** Take immediate action (GitHub, course, or community)
**User Action Goal:** Take immediate action
**What Users Need to Learn:**
- Multiple entry points available
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**Information to Provide:**
**Three Clear CTAs:**
**Three Primary Paths:**
1. **Explore WDS on GitHub**
- "Browse the repository, read documentation, and clone WDS"
- [Button: View on GitHub]
- Browse repository, read documentation, clone WDS
2. **Start the Course**
- "Learn WDS methodology through guided modules"
- [Button: Begin Module 01]
- Learn WDS methodology through guided modules
3. **Join the Community**
- "Get help, share work, connect with other designers"
- [Button: Join Discord/Community]
- Get help, share work, connect with designers
**Additional Resources:**
- [WDS Workflows Guide]
- [Example Projects]
- [FAQs]
- WDS Workflows Guide
- Example Projects
- FAQs
**Success Metric:** User takes action through one of the three paths
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### SECTION 10: FOOTER
### CONCEPT: ABOUT & CONTACT
**User Action Goal:** Find additional information or contact
**Information to Provide:**
**About Section:**
**About:**
- Brief bio of Mårten Angner (creator)
- Whiteport agency information
- Mission statement: "Free and open-source for designers everywhere"
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- Contact
**Social Media:**
- LinkedIn
- Twitter/X
- YouTube
- Discord
- LinkedIn, Twitter/X, YouTube, Discord
**Legal:**
- Open-source license information
- Privacy (if applicable)
**Success Metric:** User finds needed information or contact method