Odeon Consulting Group — writingNotes from the AI-native software engineering frontier. Product discovery, AI SDLC, multi-agent systems, governance, and what we see working in production.https://odeoncg.ai/enWhat's Next: Anticipating the Next Wave of Agent Capabilitieshttps://odeoncg.ai/blog/2026-feb-09/whats-next-agent-capabilities/https://odeoncg.ai/blog/2026-feb-09/whats-next-agent-capabilities/A forward-looking view of emerging agent capabilities and how to stay ready for the next shift.Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTagenticnoreply@odeoncg.ai (Odeon Team)Less Queue, More Craft: Two Years of Lessonshttps://odeoncg.ai/blog/2025-dec-03/less-queue-more-craft-two-years-lessons/https://odeoncg.ai/blog/2025-dec-03/less-queue-more-craft-two-years-lessons/Reflections on the 'Less Queue, More Craft' thesis: what held up, what shifted, and what we'd do differently.Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTadkarnoreply@odeoncg.ai (Odeon Team)ADKAR Meets Agentic: A Framework for Change in the AI Erahttps://odeoncg.ai/blog/2025-nov-30/adkar-meets-agentic-framework/https://odeoncg.ai/blog/2025-nov-30/adkar-meets-agentic-framework/Pulling it together: how ADKAR and agentic patterns combine into a cohesive change framework for AI adoption.Sun, 30 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTadkaragenticnoreply@odeoncg.ai (Odeon Team)What Only Humans Can Do: A First-Principles Viewhttps://odeoncg.ai/blog/2025-oct-12/what-only-humans-can-do-first-principles/https://odeoncg.ai/blog/2025-oct-12/what-only-humans-can-do-first-principles/Strategy, judgment, coherence, and learning in an agent-heavy world—and why those remain irreducibly human.Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTadkaragenticnoreply@odeoncg.ai (Odeon Team)Tooling Assumptions: When PRs, Sprints, and Branches No Longer Fithttps://odeoncg.ai/blog/2025-sep-25/tooling-assumptions-prs-sprints-branches/https://odeoncg.ai/blog/2025-sep-25/tooling-assumptions-prs-sprints-branches/Re-examining the software lifecycle tools we built for a world where humans were the implementers—and agents are not.Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTagenticnoreply@odeoncg.ai (Odeon Team)Rethinking ADKAR for Non-Linear Changehttps://odeoncg.ai/blog/2025-aug-01/rethinking-adkar-non-linear-change/https://odeoncg.ai/blog/2025-aug-01/rethinking-adkar-non-linear-change/ADKAR assumes sequenced change; AI adoption is iterative and continuous. How to adapt the model for experimentation-driven transformation.Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTadkarnoreply@odeoncg.ai (Odeon Team)Applied AI in the Wild: Case Studies from Shipping Agent-Augmented Productshttps://odeoncg.ai/blog/2025-jul-18/applied-ai-case-studies-shipping-products/https://odeoncg.ai/blog/2025-jul-18/applied-ai-case-studies-shipping-products/Real-world lessons from products built with Applied AI and agentic workflows—what worked, what didn't, and the tradeoffs.Fri, 18 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTapplied-ainoreply@odeoncg.ai (Odeon Team)When Agents Disagree: Conflict Resolution in Autonomous Systemshttps://odeoncg.ai/blog/2025-jun-04/when-agents-disagree-conflict-resolution/https://odeoncg.ai/blog/2025-jun-04/when-agents-disagree-conflict-resolution/Handling conflicting outputs, priorities, and failure modes when multiple agents or agent-human dyads produce incompatible results.Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTagenticnoreply@odeoncg.ai (Odeon Team)Agentic Pattern: Multi-Agent Orchestration in Product Developmenthttps://odeoncg.ai/blog/2025-may-22/multi-agent-orchestration-product-development/https://odeoncg.ai/blog/2025-may-22/multi-agent-orchestration-product-development/How multiple specialized agents collaborate—research, design, code, review—and how to design the boundaries between them.Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTagenticnoreply@odeoncg.ai (Odeon Team)The IC and PM in the New Loop: Reinforcing Roles That Actually Add Valuehttps://odeoncg.ai/blog/2025-apr-07/ic-pm-new-loop-reinforcing-roles/https://odeoncg.ai/blog/2025-apr-07/ic-pm-new-loop-reinforcing-roles/How to reinforce human roles when agents can generate most of the work—and why those roles still matter.Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTadkarnoreply@odeoncg.ai (Odeon Team)Embedded AI, Sustained Habits: Designing Workflows That Stickhttps://odeoncg.ai/blog/2025-mar-24/embedded-ai-sustained-habits/https://odeoncg.ai/blog/2025-mar-24/embedded-ai-sustained-habits/Making AI usage durable through defaults, constraints, and feedback loops that reinforce the right behaviors.Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTadkarnoreply@odeoncg.ai (Odeon Team)Welcome to Odeon Consulting Grouphttps://odeoncg.ai/blog/2025-feb-19/welcome-to-odeon/https://odeoncg.ai/blog/2025-feb-19/welcome-to-odeon/An introduction to who we are and what we do.Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTcompanynoreply@odeoncg.ai (Odeon Team)Reinforcement for AI Adoption: Why Most Rollouts Plateau at 30%https://odeoncg.ai/blog/2025-feb-10/reinforcement-ai-adoption-why-rollouts-plateau/https://odeoncg.ai/blog/2025-feb-10/reinforcement-ai-adoption-why-rollouts-plateau/ADKAR's Reinforcement phase: why adoption stalls after the early adopters, and what sustains usage over time.Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTadkarnoreply@odeoncg.ai (Odeon Team)Tiny Teams, Big Systems: Ability at Scale When Agents Do the Heavy Liftinghttps://odeoncg.ai/blog/2025-jan-27/tiny-teams-big-systems-agent-era/https://odeoncg.ai/blog/2025-jan-27/tiny-teams-big-systems-agent-era/How small teams can operate large systems—and what 'ability' means when you rely on agents instead of headcount.Mon, 27 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTagenticnoreply@odeoncg.ai (Odeon Team)The Bridge from Prototype to Production: What Gets Lost and How to Preserve Ithttps://odeoncg.ai/blog/2024-dec-02/bridge-prototype-to-production-ai/https://odeoncg.ai/blog/2024-dec-02/bridge-prototype-to-production-ai/Why AI prototypes often fail in production—and how to build ability that survives the transition to scale.Mon, 02 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMTapplied-ainoreply@odeoncg.ai (Odeon Team)Ability in Practice: Skill Sets for the Agent-Augmented Teamhttps://odeoncg.ai/blog/2024-nov-19/ability-in-practice-agent-augmented-team/https://odeoncg.ai/blog/2024-nov-19/ability-in-practice-agent-augmented-team/What ICs and PMs need to be good at now: judgment, prompt design, testing agent output, and integration.Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTadkarnoreply@odeoncg.ai (Odeon Team)Agentic Patterns 101: Delegation, Supervision, and Handoffhttps://odeoncg.ai/blog/2024-oct-08/agentic-patterns-delegation-supervision-handoff/https://odeoncg.ai/blog/2024-oct-08/agentic-patterns-delegation-supervision-handoff/When do agents delegate? When do humans supervise? How do you design handoff points that keep humans in the loop where they add value?Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTagenticnoreply@odeoncg.ai (Odeon Team)Applied AI Patterns: A Practical Taxonomy for Teamshttps://odeoncg.ai/blog/2024-sep-30/applied-ai-patterns-practical-taxonomy/https://odeoncg.ai/blog/2024-sep-30/applied-ai-patterns-practical-taxonomy/A practical taxonomy of Applied AI: augmentation, automation, and orchestration—with concrete adoption paths for teams.Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTapplied-ainoreply@odeoncg.ai (Odeon Team)Knowledge in ADKAR for AI: What People Actually Need to Learn (and What They Don't)https://odeoncg.ai/blog/2024-aug-11/knowledge-adkar-ai-what-to-learn/https://odeoncg.ai/blog/2024-aug-11/knowledge-adkar-ai-what-to-learn/When agents handle execution, training should focus on prompts, evaluation, orchestration, and failure modes—not syntax and boilerplate.Sun, 11 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMTadkarnoreply@odeoncg.ai (Odeon Team)The Product-Tech Tension in an Agent-First Worldhttps://odeoncg.ai/blog/2024-jul-28/product-tech-tension-agent-first-world/https://odeoncg.ai/blog/2024-jul-28/product-tech-tension-agent-first-world/Desire at the org level: how product and engineering can align on goals when agents change what each function values and delivers.Sun, 28 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMTadkarnoreply@odeoncg.ai (Odeon Team)When Agents Write 90% of the Code: Why Some Teams Lean In and Others Resisthttps://odeoncg.ai/blog/2024-jun-05/when-agents-write-code-lean-in-or-resist/https://odeoncg.ai/blog/2024-jun-05/when-agents-write-code-lean-in-or-resist/The patterns that predict who embraces agentic workflows versus who feels threatened—and how to cultivate desire before rolling out tools.Wed, 05 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMTadkaragenticnoreply@odeoncg.ai (Odeon Team)Desire Isn't a Survey: Building Genuine Buy-In for AI-Powered Workflowshttps://odeoncg.ai/blog/2024-may-21/desire-isnt-a-survey-buy-in-ai/https://odeoncg.ai/blog/2024-may-21/desire-isnt-a-survey-buy-in-ai/Why traditional change champions and incentive schemes fall short for AI adoption—and what actually drives people to want to use agents.Tue, 21 May 2024 00:00:00 GMTadkarnoreply@odeoncg.ai (Odeon Team)From Queue to Craft: The Narrative Shift That Unlocks AI Adoptionhttps://odeoncg.ai/blog/2024-apr-03/from-queue-to-craft-narrative-shift/https://odeoncg.ai/blog/2024-apr-03/from-queue-to-craft-narrative-shift/Reframing 'we're being replaced' into 'we're freed to focus on what matters'—and why that narrative is essential for change readiness.Wed, 03 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMTadkarnoreply@odeoncg.ai (Odeon Team)Awareness in the Agent Era: What Your Team Needs to See Before Adopting AIhttps://odeoncg.ai/blog/2024-mar-25/awareness-in-the-agent-era/https://odeoncg.ai/blog/2024-mar-25/awareness-in-the-agent-era/ADKAR's Awareness phase applied to AI adoption: the risks, dependencies, and downstream effects teams need to understand before committing.Mon, 25 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMTadkarnoreply@odeoncg.ai (Odeon Team)The Assumptions That No Longer Hold: Why Change Management Needs an Updatehttps://odeoncg.ai/blog/2024-feb-08/assumptions-that-no-longer-hold-change-management/https://odeoncg.ai/blog/2024-feb-08/assumptions-that-no-longer-hold-change-management/When AI agents shift who builds what, classic change frameworks assume human-centric bottlenecks. What breaks when the scarce resource stops being 'who can code' and becomes 'who can decide'?Thu, 08 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMTadkarnoreply@odeoncg.ai (Odeon Team)