<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A platform must distinguish what exists from what... > A platform must distinguish what exists from what is planned. Transparent roadmaps let contributors understand which tools they can rely upon now, which experiments need testing, and where their feedback can materially change the system. **Source:** [[livestreams/From Audience to Author — Building Tools for Participatory Publishing - Workbook|From Audience to Author — Building Tools for Participatory Publishing]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A platform must distinguish what exists from what is planned. Transparent roadmaps let contributors understand which tools they can rely upon now, which experiments need testing, and where their feedback can materially change the system.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-platform-must-distinguish-materially-change-system ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->