Signal Arcs
A structured index of essays and field notes from Signal Dispatch. Organized by theme and series
Nino Chavez
Product Architect at commerce.com
Leadership & Coaching
Coaching Without Coddling Coach Up or Coach Out? How We Find the Ones Who Just Get It When You’re Good at Solving Problems, They Multiply The Gift I Can’t Give Myself
Consulting Playbooks
The Real Work Is Reading the Signal We Don’t Need More Coders When Custom Isn’t Better Is Composable Just IKEA for Commerce? If the Storefront Is Dead How Content and Commerce Actually Connect Now
Signals of Self (Identity Series)
The Stranger With My Name How I Wrote “Living in the Comments” Living in the Comments Writing Helped Me Notice I Was Seeing Differently Do I Still Sound Like Me? Sharpened Doesn’t Mean Sterile The Role of Self-Awareness in Every Tool I Use Why This Made You Ask Standing in the Rain The Cost of Staying Dry
AI as Infrastructure
When the Tools Get in the Way The Calculator Effect Is ChatGPT Doing My Thinking for Me? Tool, Assistant, or Crutch? Muscle Memory and Mental Atrophy
Reflection Notes
Did You Hear Something? You’re Not Broken, But You’re Not Off the Hook This Doesn’t Work for Me Why Friction Matters