ai-shaped-readiness-advisor
Purpose
Assess whether your product work is "AI-first" (using AI to automate existing tasks faster) or "AI-shaped" (fundamentally redesigning how product teams operate around AI capabilities). Use this to evaluate your readiness across 5 essential PM competencies for 2026, identify gaps, and get concrete recommendations on which capability to build first.
Key Distinction: AI-first is cute (using Copilot to write PRDs faster). AI-shaped is survival (building a durable "reality layer" that both humans and AI trust, orchestrating AI workflows, compressing learning cycles).
This is not about AI tools—it's about organizational redesign around AI as co-intelligence. The interactive skill guides you through a maturity assessment, then recommends your next move.
Key Concepts
AI-First vs. AI-Shaped
| Dimension | AI-First (Cute) | AI-Shaped (Survival) |
|---|---|---|
| Mindset | Automate existing tasks | Redesign how work gets done |
| Goal | Speed up artifact creation | Compress learning cycles |
| AI Role | Task assistant | Strategic co-intelligence |
| Advantage | Temporary efficiency gains | Defensible competitive moat |
| Example | "Copilot writes PRDs 2x faster" | "AI agent validates hypotheses in 48 hours instead of 3 weeks" |