This fall, I am teaching a class on game design, which prompted this post: A letter to my […]
Teaching Game Design in Non-Game Design Programs
In Defence of Childish Things: UX Week Talk
“When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire […]
A Joy Project
Last spring, a class I was going to teach got cancelled because of a scheduling mixup. I got […]
Why Key Results Need to Be Results
If you know nothing about OKRs, please start here: Art of the OKR. Or buy my book, Radical Focus. […]
Beyond the Slide
It’s 2006, and I’m sitting in the office of my pal Rasmi’s company, Uzanto. We’ve been chatting about […]
In Praise of Q&A
At a recent conference, I ran into the organizer at the first coffee break of the morning. She […]
Design All the Things! UX Lausanne Talk
Opening keynote, Lausanne, Switzerland. Christina Wodtke – Design All the Things! from UX Lausanne on Vimeo. Designers fall […]
Story in Space
This is a post for my Story class students, posted here in case it’s interesting to my readers. […]
NEW: Report on OKRs from O’Reilly
Introduction to OKRs is free on the O’Reilly site. If you’ve read my book and blog, much will […]
Are you tired?
After coming home exhausted from a very social weekend, my coach the wonderful Andrea Corney asked me, what […]
GUEST POST: OKR for Agile Teams
I’ve really excited to announce this guest post by Felipe Castro. One of the most common questions I […]
Product as Hero Storyboard
Long time readers know I am completely obsessed with story architecture, and use it in many things: writing (of […]
Tracking and Evaluating OKRs
Two weeks before the end of the quarter, it’s time to grade your OKRs, and plan for the […]
Narrative and Games
Each spring break, for my Story class, I assign a project of playing a game with a strong […]
The Myths of UX Design/ Product Design/Whatever They Call It This Week
As with my other “myth” article, it starts with me reading an essay, frothing at the mouth a […]
It’s Not Easy Being She
tl;dr If you knew having a woman’s name would sink your sales, would you use a pen name? Writing […]
The Secret to a Great Presentation
The class I teach is called “Story,” and the first assignment was to give a “TEDette.” I defined […]
Why Use OKRs?
Ben Lamorte, coach at okrs.com, tells this story[i] “My mentor and advisor, Jeff Walker, the guy who introduced […]
The Only Silver Bullet
It’s a beautiful day on the baylands, and I’m walking along, looking at the tall golden grass and […]
The Myths of Product Management
There have been a bunch of articles lately from designers on product management in the Silicon Valley. It’s […]
Radical Focus is HERE
You Executioner’s Tale fans, OKR proponents and people trying so hard every day to make great things happen… […]
Getting Started with OKRs
Just like new technologies, methodologies can suffer from the hype cycle. OKRs are no exception; I’ve met a number of […]
A Library of Visual Thinking
Over the last two years, I’ve deeply committed to working visually. I’ve sketchnoted talks, used visual stories to […]
The Timing of OKRs
If you have looked over my radical focus OKR approach and are ready to put into place OKR’s, you’ll […]
A Meeting to Set OKRs
Setting OKRs is hard. It involves taking a hard look at your company, and it involves having a […]
The Mechanics of Magic
Filmed this time last year, at UXLX. Be sure to watch the other great talks, esp one of […]
Performance Reviews & OKRs
One of the most common questions I get about OKRs is “How can I use these for performance […]
Your Portfolio Probably Sucks
I used to hire a lot of designers. Most portfolios tortured me. Not because the work was bad. […]
The Architecture of Advocacy
Opening Keynote at WIAD DC: The Architecture of Advocacy. On negotiation, and getting your ideas into the world. […]
The Shape of Story
“Perhaps because polish is so visible, many people erroneously believe it to be the most important part of […]