SHAPE UPTHE CYCLE BOOKMAKER • SPRING BOOK 2026
OPEN THE BOOK ↘TOOLS & RESOURCES FOR APPLYING SHAPE UP TO CLIENT DELIVERY
Give client work an appetite, name the boundaries, and let a fixed cycle force the decisions that matter.
THE ACTIVE BOOK
CLOSES FRIDAY • 4 PM
Feedback is scattered across files, email, and chat.
A single review room organized around decisions, not comments.
Real-time document editing
No asset-library rebuild
A reviewer can name the current decision in one glance
Annotations stay attached to versions, not pixels
The interaction model has crossed the hill
SIX-WEEK FORM
Unknowns first
Trade scope early
The approach holds
Progress compounds
Integrate the work
No extension by default
HOUSE RULES FOR CLIENT WORK
Set the appetite before exploring the solution.
Show clients the trade, not a false promise.
Bet on shaped work, then give the team room.
Finish the cycle with a cooldown, not a spillover.