Beyond the Feature Episode 9 — The Five-Part Mental Model with MicrosoftLoop

In this episode I pull the season together into one simple map you can carry all week: Trigger → Shared Space → Short Ritual → Decision → Trace. I walk through each link in plain English and show how it looks in Microsoft Loop so you can see the flow in a real workspace without a long product tour. We start by naming the moment work begins, give the work a clear home, add tiny rituals that keep it aligned, make decisions visible in the page, and leave a trace you can point to in seconds. Along the way I share a quick Loop scenario, a story about a team that stopped wandering once the path was clear, and a few practical phrases that make the habits stick. If you want software spend to show up as outcomes people can feel on Monday, this model will help you get there.