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The Paradox of Miserable Data

Common sense tells us we should manage from data -- so why are all of us so miserable?

Making off-brand, on-brand

A quick example of how you can use a “brand lens” to create on-brand design from off-brand material.

What an AI researcher taught me about defeating professional depression

Neither robot nor researcher is immune to the professional blues - so let's fix it.

“Craft at scale” is a white whale

Designers and product-folk like to think of ourselves as craftspeople. We *care* about making great software. Is it possible to do it at scale?

Simple tips to rejuvenate how you schedule projects

How to do project management and schedules in a way people will actually enjoy it. (Bold claim, I know)

Professional Priorities in the Age of AI

As an AI researcher do you keep digging -- or do you cash in?

AI and LLM Generation vs. Summarization

Functional knowledge bases represent critical thinking, so they are not a good fit for generative AI. On the other hand, the summarization and analysis capab...

Meeting Fatigue vs. Making Human Connections

Don't kill your stand-up, but hold it less often and change the agenda.

It's not the AI that's hallucinating

Whether you think AI will replace us, or it's just a passing fad: you're right.