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Session 3: Your turn ​

Format: You drive the entire session. Your facilitator navigates (and only helps when you're stuck).

Duration: 45-60 min

The task ​

You pick what to build. It can be:

  • Something from your current work (a component, a screen, a flow)
  • Something you've been wanting to try
  • A continuation of what we built in Session 2

The only requirement: it should be small enough to make real progress in 45 minutes.

The format ​

You're at the keyboard. You talk to Claude. You evaluate the output. You direct the changes.

Your facilitator sits next to you (or on the call). They watch. They only speak up if:

  • You're stuck and ask for help
  • You're about to do something that will cause a problem
  • They spot something your design eye should catch

This isn't a test. There's no grade. You'll get stuck. That's normal. Getting stuck and unsticking yourself with Claude's help is the skill.

What you'll practice ​

Research. Pull context for whatever you're building. PRD, Jira ticket, Amplitude data, competitive example. Ask Claude to help you understand the problem.

Build. Describe what you want. Look at the result. React. Adjust. Repeat.

Evaluate. Does it look right? Feel right? Work for edge cases? Is it accessible? Ask Claude to check.

Share. Run /pr-create to get a preview link, or open a draft PR for an early direction check. Send the link in Dialpad.

When you get stuck ​

  1. Tell Claude what's wrong. Describe what you see vs. what you expected.
  2. If that doesn't work, paste the error (if there is one) and ask Claude to explain it.
  3. If you're still stuck, ask your facilitator. That's what the navigator is for.
  4. If a conversation gets tangled, start a new Claude session. Fresh context helps.

Wrapping up ​

After the build:

  • What worked?
  • What would you do differently next time?
  • What do you want to build next (on your own)?

What you have now ​

Everything from these sessions is on this site for reference:

Your facilitator is available on Dialpad anytime you're stuck.

The tools will keep changing. The principle won't: you're always designing, and the tools are there when you need them. Start small. Build something. Share it. Iterate.