Michael Jenkins

Work / Case study

Clayton Homes

Prototype to decision

A major website redesign stalled for months on business questions. A working prototype let executives see the choices instead of debating them.

My role
Researched the options and built the prototype
Built with
AI
Result
The decision moved
Since
How my teams test ideas with stakeholders

The problem

A major website redesign was stalled for months on open business questions, not technical ones.

What I did

  • Researched the options. Laid out the real choices the business was stuck between.
  • Made them tangible. Used AI to build a working prototype that let executives see the choices instead of debating them.
Let people react to something instead of a slide.

What changed

  • The decision moved and the critical path opened.
  • Prototyping became how my teams test ideas with stakeholders, including an AI sales agent built on our CRM.

In my words

Give people something to react to, not a slide.