Estimating the capacity of your organization or team quickly is crucial for setting realistic goals and effectively planning […]
Fast Ways to Estimate Capacity
Why We Struggle to Prioritize
Why We Struggle to Prioritize: Insights from My Work Prioritization is one of the most challenging tasks we […]
King of the Mountain, er, Middle
In product management, there’s a classic image that almost everyone in tech knows: the Venn diagram where the […]
Setting Personal OKRs
Life happens. It’s easy to get swept away by our myriad responsibilities and lose sight of our personal […]
Closing Open Loops for Better Personal OKRs
In the whirlwind of our daily lives, it’s easy to feel swamped by endless tasks and commitments. Between […]
Psychological Safety in the Classroom
Sorry for the lack of posting! Busy teaching in these crazy times.
Design’s Unsexy Middle Bits
While Design Thinking gets all the attention, it is not the same as (Digital) Product Design. In How I […]
Five Habits of Design Thinking
There are three thinking styles that have transformed how we develop new products today: Agile, Lean (Startup) and […]
Five Habits of Design Thinking
There are three thinking styles that have transformed how we develop new products today: Agile, Lean (Startup) and […]
Comparative Research Done Right
or, Competitive Research the Creative Founder Way For a long time, I’ve been disappointed by competitive research approaches. Most […]
How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Design Thinking
If you like this article, you probably want to sign up to be notified when my new book on […]
A Visual Vocabulary for Concept Models
Part One: Rendering Relationships Sign up to be alerted when Pencil Me In, my book on visual thinking, […]
MicroStories for Pitching
If you want to craft a compelling narrative for a book or a presentation, I recommend the format […]
Design All the Things! UX Lausanne Talk
Opening keynote, Lausanne, Switzerland. Christina Wodtke – Design All the Things! from UX Lausanne on Vimeo. Designers fall […]
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 […]