Last week I found myself vibe coding a personal OKR app. I’d start with a rough idea, look […]
I’ll Know It When I Build It
The Formula That Changed How I Think About Design
A few years ago, I stumbled across a formula from Kurt Lewin, a psychologist working in the 1930s […]
The Three Most Powerful Words in User Research
Last quarter I watched a Stanford student conduct her first user interview. She had a beautiful script—twelve questions, […]
The Premortem: Your Product’s Autopsy Before Launch
Most product teams plan for success, which makes sense until you realize that planning only for success is […]
Diagrams for Thinking Through a Digital Products’ Architecture
I’m sharing this out in case some educator benefits from it. If you want to go a little […]
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 […]
The Intuitive and the Unlearnable
Why some designs won’t ever stop sucking Again, it starts on ze twitters Intuitive is one of the most […]
Book of the Week: Peak
I first hard of Anders Ericsson in one of the funnest literary nonfiction books I’ve ever read, Moonwalking […]
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 […]
Sprinting from Story to Offering
Part 3 of the Needfinding/Ideation/MVP Creation Charette This is the third part of a three part essay on rapid […]
Ideation Sprints for New Products & Services
Part Two of the Needfinding/Ideation/MVP Creation Charette This is the second part of a three part essay on rapid […]
Needfinding for Disruptive Innovation
Part One of the Needfinding/Ideation/MVP Creation Charette A startup must be in the business of disruptive innovation. Making a […]
Design All the Things! UX Lausanne Talk
Opening keynote, Lausanne, Switzerland. Christina Wodtke – Design All the Things! from UX Lausanne on Vimeo. Designers fall […]
Product as Hero Storyboard
Long time readers know I am completely obsessed with story architecture, and use it in many things: writing (of […]
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 […]