Intent Architecture

Forty-Three Signals Are Not a Decision

Between the signal and the lever sits a step nobody has named. With agents, it's the one that decides everything.

Oct 22 • Dirk Herrmann

The Feedback Problem Is Solved. The Intent Problem Isn't.

When execution becomes abundant, the scarce resource is knowing what to build — and saying it precisely enough that machines can act on it.

Oct 6 • Dirk Herrmann

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September 2026

When Code Becomes Abundant, What Becomes Scarce?

Why AI moves the bottleneck from implementation to intent

Sep 22 • Dirk Herrmann

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July 2026

From Five Layers to Three Platforms — and One Agentic Overlay

How the North Star Architecture maps to platform engineering — and why agentic AI is an enhancement, not a fourth platform.

Jul 21 • Dirk Herrmann

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June 2026

Same Inputs, Opposite Outcomes

Why AI compounds for some companies — and quietly backfires for others

Jun 28 • Dirk Herrmann

April 2026

The Five-Layer Architecture in the Age of Agentic AI

The model was built for humans.

Apr 19 • Dirk Herrmann

March 2026

From Strategic Theater to a Scalable Growth Engine

Why architecture — not cloud adoption — determines innovation velocity

Mar 18 • Dirk Herrmann

February 2026

The Platform Isn't the Product. The Operating Model Is.

The Platform Isn’t the Product.

Feb 22 • Dirk Herrmann

September 2025