資料來源#
摘要#
在 Anthropic Labs 內部帶領產品的產品經理。他將 Claude Design 這項產品從構想一路推到上線（約三人、約十週）。他是 2026 年 5 月那場研討會演講「Designing with Claude: From prompt to production」的講者，這場演講是本 wiki 對「一場 Labs 賭注實際上是如何被打造出來」最詳盡的記述。身為一位「寫 [PRD] 寫了將近二十年」的 PM，Carey 如今改用原型來取而代之。
重要主張與立場#
- 原型勝過 PRD。「這對我來說實際上已經取代了 PRD……現在我只做原型。」談的是為什麼，而不是做什麼；錄音並轉錄；把逐字稿交給 Claude；請它生出幾種變化（參見 Prototype Over PRD）。
- 優化整個迴圈。「你為什麼要做這些 Claude 本來就能替你做的工作？你為什麼還沒打造自己的工具？」每一次優化都會回報 ×（每個專案 50–100 次迭代）（參見 Compounding Loop Optimization）。
- 去做那個差一點就能用的東西的原型。「你不會想去做那些已經能用的東西……下一個模型也許就直接修好你靠工程解決不了的問題。我們在 Opus 4.7 推出時就把 [Claude Design 的問題] 修好了。模型發布就像漲潮，會把所有船一起抬高」（參見 Build for the Next Model）。
- 抬高地板，而不是天花板。 一個工具應該為每個人提升技藝，而不只是替進階使用者增加控制項——這是在一週內把 Claude Design 的進階控制項砍掉所學到的教訓。
- 用夠小的循環迭代，好讓你快速發現自己錯了。「重點不一定是你能不能永遠跑得快；而是你能不能永遠用一個夠小的循環來迭代，好讓你非常快速地發現自己什麼時候錯了。」
明天可以嘗試的三件事（他的結語）#
- 跳過 PRD——把為什麼講過一遍、轉錄下來，請 Claude 生出三種原型變化。
- 在一個下午內打造你一直在等的內部工具——「搔自己的癢處」。
- 在 24 小時內走完一個真實的功能需求——這三件中最難的一件，因為它會暴露出你現有部署／審查流程中的每一個路障。
「我不會想一次做完這三件——一層一層疊上去。」
相關連結#
- Anthropic Labs — 在其中帶領產品
- Claude Design — 他領導的產品
- Anthropic — 雇主
- Prototype Over PRD — 他的招牌方法
- Compounding Loop Optimization — 他的運作紀律
- Build for the Next Model — 他的回顧式賭注，已被 Opus 4.7 驗證
- Cat Wu / Boris Cherny / Fiona Fung — 同為 Anthropic 產品／工程領導者，他們對 AI 原生節奏的記述，從 Labs 的角度與他的演講互相印證
資料來源#
- Designing with Claude: From prompt to production — 「Designing with Claude: From prompt to production」，YouTube（Claude 頻道），2026 年 5 月
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