Articles

Thoughts on design leadership, product strategy, facilitation, and building in the age of AI.

A Conversation with Designshift on the Leap from Leader to Builder

Justin Lokitz invited me onto Designshift to talk about leaving 20 years of design leadership to build solo. Three things from that conversation worth sitting with.

Apr 26, 20262 min read

Design Leadership

Why Judgment Matters More Than Speed in the Age of AI

AI can generate designs in seconds. The hard part was never speed — it was knowing which direction to go. Here's why design leadership matters more now, not less.

Mar 15, 20265 min read

Expert Facilitation

Facilitation Is Design Work

Most teams don't have an alignment problem. They have a conversation design problem. How structured facilitation changes outcomes.

Mar 1, 20264 min read

Product Strategy

What I Learned Building Three Products at Once

BikeHealth, SidelineHQ, and Slvr — three products, three domains, one design leader. The surprising benefits of parallel product development.

Feb 15, 20264 min read