Talks & Writing
Talks and essays on clear thinking, product design philosophy, and building well in the age of AI.
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Product Hive · 2026
Building with Character
Why product philosophy matters now more than ever, and how teams can decide what a product should feel like before AI makes it easy to build the wrong thing.
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Product Hive · SLC Design Week · Oct 2021
2021
Storytelling Can Be Your Superpower
Where storytelling meets product design: how great storytellers gather feedback and make decisions, how designers can use story to build confidence with stakeholders, and how user behavior can shape better product stories.
This one wasn't recorded, so for now here's the deck. I'm re-recording it soon.
View slides ↗Design Much Podcast · Ep. 007
2018
How to Gamestorm
A conversation about Gamestorming, the book of 80+ games for running better brainstorms, workshops, and meetings. We talked about using play and visual thinking to break down barriers, get cross-functional teams talking, and make sessions shorter and more productive.
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