Start with the stuck point.
"We need AI" is not a project. Name the repeated task, slow handoff, missed question, or decision first.
Digital systems for small operators
Most AIisn't working.
I help small and solo operators turn promising tools
into practical systems that do useful work.
95% of enterprise AI pilots aren't delivering measurable returns.
2025 MIT NANDA study
Projects in motion
Featured buildPrototype
Reading Companion
A local, private text-to-speech system that turns long-form reading into an easier daily habit.
Service systemIn development
Lead follow-up
A practical path from missed inquiry to a clear human next step.
OperationsExploration
Connected workflows
Small tools joined around the way an owner actually works.
Don't hire AI to replace a person. Build a system that helps a person do the work better.
Small, useful notes
Give it context, not adjectives.
"Make this better" asks the model to guess. Show the audience, evidence, constraints, and what a good result must accomplish.
Keep a person at the decision.
Let automation prepare, sort, and surface. Give consequential choices to the person who understands the business.
Tools you can touch
Live concept · 01
AI Fit Check
Choose the problem that feels most familiar. Get a grounded first move, not a giant transformation plan.
Where is the friction?
This quick diagnostic demonstrates the kind of small, situational tool Design 6 can build around real work.
Pick one friction point.
Your first useful move will appear here.
The working principle
How I work → Fit the system to the business.
Design 6 is a founder-led digital systems studio for owner-operators and small teams. We begin with the work as it really happens, use AI where it earns its place, and leave you with something understandable and useful.
Human directed.AI assisted.
Ammon AraveFounder · Design 6
Start with one useful thing.
You do not need an AI strategy deck. You need one real problem, a sensible first system, and a way to tell whether it helped.
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