I lead teams at the intersection of strategy and design. Autodidact. Polymath. Barbecue acolyte. I start fires (the good kind).
A lesson on the importance of using established patterns, courtesy of my frustration today with Amazon. I’ve been lucky enough to work in the realm of design for a long time, so I get frustrated when something simple doesn’t look or work the way I… Read more →
Being in charge is an alluring idea. You get to make the important decisions, and well, you know what you’re doing, so you’ve got that… Read more →
Instead, build an environment where they actively take responsibility. Many books about management and countless leadership coaches exhort us to “give people permission to act”… Read more →
For the vast majority of us, new bosses come along every so often. Maybe we move to a new team within a company, or we’re… Read more →
Let’s start with a pretty straightforward analogy… In 2007, Chevrolet showed off their concept car for a new hybrid—the Chevy Volt. Chevy Volt concept car… Read more →
Some topics that I find interesting: Design & User Experience, Leading Teams, Product Management, Development, Business, History & Food & Drink. There are many more subjects in the archives.
For those looking for their next design leadership role…
A curated list of the best analogue and digital toolboxes and methods from companies, institutions and thinkers.
Meant to serve as a “a pragmatic and actionable guide for founders and employees for companies of all sizes within the tech industry”
A plugin for Sketch and Adobe XD CC to populate your design mockups with meaningful data.
A set of guiding principles and exercises to help designers address skewed perspectives in order to create thoughtful, inclusive work. Created by Airbnb Design & News Deeply.
A “stock photo library featuring images of trans and non-binary models that go beyond the clichés”
A “professional network for your Slack team”
