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# Product & Tech — Rafe Blandford

> Product, technology and transformation — systems thinking applied to how organisations build, decide and change.

11 posts, newest first. The Markdown form of [Product & Tech](https://rafeblandford.com/tag/product-tech/); for the whole site see [llms.txt](https://rafeblandford.com/llms.txt).

- [Treat your operating model as a product](https://rafeblandford.com/treat-your-operating-model-as-a-product.md) — 2026-10-03 · Your operating model is a product. Treating it as one lets you move faster and makes people happier.
- [Why does AI feel so different in 2026?](https://rafeblandford.com/why-does-ai-feel-so-different-in-2026.md) — 2026-09-09 · Why 2026 feels like a tipping point to some and gradual change to others, explained with three benchmarks and two stories from the coalface.
- [Making product ideas visible before they look finished](https://rafeblandford.com/making-product-ideas-visible.md) — 2026-09-07 · I built an agent skill to shorten the loop between talking, visualising and revising, while keeping product judgement where it belongs.
- [An e-ink screen on the wall with TRMNL X](https://rafeblandford.com/e-ink-screen-on-the-wall-trmnl-x.md) — 2026-07-27 · How I'm using a 10.3-inch e-ink panel from TRMNL to show a daily briefing, smart home, health info and more.
- [Developer experience with TRMNL](https://rafeblandford.com/developer-experience-trmnl.md) — 2026-07-27 · Five e-ink screens built in one day. What made it quick was a platform built to be legible to agents.
- [High standards and high humanity](https://rafeblandford.com/high-standards-and-high-humanity.md) — 2026-07-22 · The high bar and the deep care, held together; and why the best teams need both.
- [Loops within loops](https://rafeblandford.com/loops-within-loops.md) — 2026-07-15 · AI doesn’t just accelerate product development; it changes the economics of feedback loops.
- [Agentic product development, up close](https://rafeblandford.com/rafeos-collaborative-ai-engineering.md) — 2026-06-29 · What building RafeOS with AI taught me about compression, discipline and judgement.
- [Lessons in AI Adoption](https://rafeblandford.com/lessons-in-ai-adoption.md) — 2026-06-15 · The UK Government's AI Adoption Plan for the creative industries: eight strong recommendations, an eye-catching stat, and what to take from them.
- [BIMA 100 Tech & AI Pioneer](https://rafeblandford.com/bima-100-tech-ai-pioneer.md) — 2026-05-22 · Named in the BIMA 100 2026, AI & Tech Pioneers category — recognition for cross-discipline product and transformation work at Digitas UK.
- [Fireside with Founders & Leaders Podcast](https://rafeblandford.com/fireside-with-founders-leaders-podcast.md) — 2026-03-20 · A guest spot on rmg digital's Fireside with Founders: technology and product, building effective teams, and treating the operating model as a product.

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