Why Being AI-Agnostic Is the Most Important Skill for Product Managers in 2026
Tool loyalty is liability. Here's why the best PMs are building systems, not learning features.
The DeDeDe Method is a three-step framework that teaches product managers to design workflow automations that work with any AI tool — today, tomorrow, and five tool-cycles from now.
Product managers are spending more time learning new AI tools than actually building better products.
Every quarter brings a new "essential" AI tool. You spend days onboarding — then it changes again.
Copy-pasting prompts isn't automation. It's manual work with extra steps and zero scalability.
When a tool changes its pricing or API, everything you built breaks. You're back to zero.
The problem isn't the tools. The problem is building on tools instead of systems.
DeDeDe is a three-step methodology for designing AI-agnostic workflow automations. Instead of learning tool features, you learn to think in systems. The result: automations that survive tool changes, team handoffs, and company pivots.
DeDeDe stands for Deconstruct → Design → Decouple. Each step builds on the last to produce a working automation blueprint that any AI tool can execute.
Created by Martijn Versteeg (Group Effort), the DeDeDe Method has been applied by product teams across the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany.
One method. Any AI tool. Permanent skill.
If you manage complexity, communicate across teams, and need to ship results faster — DeDeDe is for you.
Automate sprint prep, stakeholder updates, feature documentation, and discovery synthesis. Ship faster without burning out.
Build team-wide automation playbooks. Reduce decision-making overhead. Create scalable processes that don't depend on heroes.
Anyone who processes information, creates documents, or coordinates people can apply the DeDeDe Method to reclaim hours every week.
Product managers from startups to enterprises across the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany use the DeDeDe Method to build automations that outlast any AI tool.
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