The Goblyn Way: Qualitatively Measuring Your Tool Curation Insight
When we talk about tool curation, the conversation usually turns to feature lists, pricing tiers, and star ratings. But anyone who has actually maintained a curated collection knows that the real value lies in something harder to quantify: insight. Insight is the ability to see not just what a tool does, but whether it fits the context, whether it will be adopted, and whether it will still make sense six months from now. This guide lays out a qualitative framework for measuring that insight—what we call the Goblyn Way. It's for product managers, technical writers, and tool reviewers who want to move beyond surface-level comparisons and develop a more nuanced curation practice. Where Curation Insight Shows Up in Real Work Imagine you're evaluating a project management tool for a team of twenty engineers. The feature matrix is identical to three competitors, pricing is competitive, and reviews are positive.