During Super Bowl LIII (2020), screens around the world broadcast the admirable work of top-tier, top-paid athletes and that of top-tier, top-paid advertisers. Here is an arm-chair analysis of the meta around the ads and what makes for great work.

The C4 presents this year’s Blockchain Training Conference (BTC2019) in Denver. View the presentation created by myself and Kate Garrigan revealing 10 UX heuristics to consider when designing a blockchain product or service.

In August, I spoke in Aspen at the ARE Day networking event. The mission of AREDAY is — To create vibrant and powerful cross-sector dialogue, commitments, collaborations and investments that foster climate change solutions at the speed and scale necessary to phase out fossil fuels, and usher in a rapid transition to a new, clean energy economy. The main message? Let’s get started.

I recently led a project where my Product Manager presented his Discover Stage findings using a RAID analysis. It got me thinking about the ideal time during a product build when risk statements are best announced and received. While both of these analysis types have their merits, how should we apply them and in what order?

Strategy creation is difficult work. There are many types of strategies out there. Every creative group applies degrees of strategy work before building anything. Are you doing the same? Here is a formula for both digital and product strategies that you can start using immediately.

Watch a video clip from a Product Development panel filmed at ETH Denver in February. User Experience and User Centered Design may be awknowledged as valuable in this industry, but there still seems to be a disconnect. Anyone smell opportunity?

Designing screen-based experiences is a tricky business. Clients want innovation. They want to stand out. So why do they keep asking “what are the best practices here?”