Bob Baxley was leading product design at Pinterest, he developed a schedule of “closed-loop” theme weeks.[26] Mondays are called “Playground” with a focus on generating ideas. Tuesdays are “Collaborate,” where ideas generated or iterated on Mondays are shared and discussed with partners from product management and engineering. Wednesday’s focus is “Breathe,” providing room and space for teams and individuals to go deeper on ideas and topics. Thursdays are reserved for “Workshops” to evaluate with teams, and Fridays are “Product Reviews” with an executive audience. Establishing such a clear,
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