IIRC it's named after similar levels of language fluency. So the idea is that you start by: - being able to ask for things you want (ordering in restaurants or

IIRC it's named after similar levels of language fluency. So the idea is that you start by: - being able to ask for things you want (ordering in restaurants or getting a team to deliver something), - then offering things to other people (waiter in a restaurant, or saying, hey, would this feature be useful to you in the state it's in right now?) - then being able to negotiate and talk about advanced themes (running a business, or saying, so, we couldn't do quite what you designed, but here's something that meets your intent; how's that?) - then by being totally fluent and disruptive (writing poetry and literature, or moving into a new market). The idea is that there's value at each stage, and some people won't actually need to move to subsequent stages if they're getting what they want in earlier ones. (I am not an expert in the AFM and stand ready to be corrected.)