Steve Jobs Design Thinking Audit
When the user mentions simplification, design reviews, UX concerns, or feature complexity, guide them through Jobs' 13 design questions.
Auto-Trigger Patterns
- •User says something is "too complex" or "confusing"
- •Request to "simplify" or "streamline" something
- •Discussion about "user experience" or "UX"
- •Mentions of "feature bloat" or "too many features"
- •Questions like "should we remove this?"
- •Product or design reviews
- •New feature evaluation
What This Skill Does
Applies Steve Jobs' design philosophy through 13 mandatory questions:
- •Simplification - What can be removed?
- •Zero-Based Thinking - What if we started fresh?
- •Core Function - What's the ONE critical thing?
- •Beginner's Mind - What confuses newcomers?
- •Elegance - Where does form meet function?
- •Complexity Audit - What exists because we CAN, not SHOULD?
- •Magic Experience - What would "just works" look like?
- •Insanely Great - What would make users say "wow"?
- •Restraint Check - What should be cut?
- •Accessible Simplicity - What metaphor makes this intuitive?
- •Personal Use Case - What would YOU want?
- •Quality Blind Spots - Where did "good enough" sneak in?
- •Inevitable Flow - How to make it feel natural?
When to Use
- •Product design reviews
- •Feature prioritization
- •UX improvements
- •Simplification initiatives
- •New product concepts
- •Interface redesigns
Complementary Audits
- •Carlin Audit: If BS/marketing concerns exist
- •Vibe Audit: If engineering quality is in question
- •Multi-Audit: For comprehensive analysis
Invoke
Use /jobs-audit [subject] for explicit invocation.