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Experiment14 March 2026

Global Orientation Ritual

A personal intelligence desk for sorting tactical noise from slower strategic and structural change.

Next.jsReactPrismaSignalsDashboard

Overview

A dashboard for reading the week

This spike explores how to collect raw inputs, classify them by time horizon, and then produce a calmer weekly view. The point is not just storing notes. It is helping a user separate urgent noise from durable movement.

Signal Base184 tracked observations
Inbox27 candidates awaiting review
Patterns12 recurring themes under watch
RitualsWeekly synthesis and implications

Workflow

1. Capture new inputs into an inbox fed by manual entry and ingestion adapters.

2. Promote worthwhile items into signals with domain, type, speed, and confidence.

3. Run a weekly ritual to synthesize implications and surface open questions.

4. Promote repeated movement into patterns only when the evidence base is strong enough.

Representative UI

Recent Signals
Export restrictions tighten around advanced chips
Middle-market budgets shift from tooling to enablement
Regional energy policy changes make supply risk visible
Pattern Watchlist
AI governance moving from policy to procurement
More teams asking for low-ops intelligence workflows
Economic uncertainty increasing shorter planning cycles

Stack and shape

Next.js App RouterPrisma schemaCRUD routesSeed dataRSS ingestionAI provider abstraction

The scaffold is intentionally restrained. It proves the domain model, workflow, and interaction design first, then leaves room for auth, jobs, and deeper visualisation later.

What I learned

A better demo starts with a concrete decision-making workflow, not a list of features. As soon as the app was framed around a weekly ritual, the data model and navigation became much clearer.

The strongest part of this spike is the separation of tactical, strategic, and structural speeds. That simple distinction gives the interface a clear job and stops everything collapsing into a generic notes app.