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Study 02 · Root object / IA spine

Passage-first Stage

Hypothesis: The app should organize around Passage, not Reader / History / Voice chrome.

Primary objectPassage
Mental modelA user brings in a Passage, compares Original and Understand, then listens.
IA implicationPassage is the main stage; Continue/Library is secondary; Performance is contextual.
PLG lensSamples act as proof passages that create aha before paste/import.

What to try

  1. Choose a proof sample
  2. Generate Understand
  3. Toggle back to Original
  4. Play the retelling

ORCA focus

  • Passage has Original
  • Passage has Retellings
  • Passage has Performance
  • Passage has Listening Sessions

IxD states

  • Choose a sample
  • Enter Passage stage
  • Toggle Original / Understand
  • Generate then Play

YAGNI cuts

  • No bottom nav
  • No persistent voice bar
  • No Settings-first setup

Passage stage

What do you want to understand?

Try a proof passage or paste your own.

Decision prompt

Should Passage become the root app object?