We had our first AI Hackathon in New York this week, and to make sure the participants had proper guidance, I built a hackathon guide that gave step by step guidance to get their product idea up and running in the various AI code tools. In the spirit of hacking with AI, I built the… Continue reading
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Introducing: an On-Site AI Hackathon-Style Workshop for Product & Design Teams
Introducing the fastest, most fun way for product and design teams to accelerate AI adoption, drive innovation, and build solutions that work. We offer in-person AI hackathon-style workshops designed for product and leadership teams at growing SaaS companies. As a consultants, we work closely with you to identify real business challenges and guide your team… Continue reading
My Lightning Talk with Colin Matthews: Practical Lessons in AI Prototyping (Q&A)
I had the opportunity to host a lightning talk on Maven with Colin Matthews where we covered how Product Managers can use AI prototyping in their day to day workflow. Over 3,000 folks attended! We covered: practical use cases for prototyping, how they can enable better communication, and tricks & tips for the best results.
The future of User Research
User research will need to adapt, and fast. But those who adapt will have an unfair advantage. Up until now, a core value of research has been to de-risk software development. When building is expensive, mistakes are costly, especially when they’re caught late. Getting smart up front via research leads to fewer mistakes down the… Continue reading
AI coding tools for prototyping – a primer
The newest AI coding tools for prototyping can be an amazing addition to your workflow. But like any tooling, they each have strengths and weaknesses. This is a breakdown of what I have found so far. Note: This is the state of play today – these tools are changing at light-speed so this will likely… Continue reading
Using AI to code and ship a paid product in under 10 hours
The progress made on AI coding tools has been absolutely wild. I’m not a developer – I can get around a bit in HTML and CSS but definitely couldn’t reasonably market my skills as a front end engineer. However, like many product and design folks, I’ve had many ideas I wanted to try over the… Continue reading
From IA to AI: The evolution of User Experience Design – Conference Talk
I had the occasion to give this talk at 2 conferences – the first in Seattle in March 2020, right before COVID got serious, and again virtually to UXPA Cleveland later that year.
Google Glass – Language Explorer
Client: Google Agency: Big Spaceship Late 2014 I was super pumped about this one. Google came to Big Spaceship right before they were intending to launch the 2nd generation Google Glass. They had worked with Ray-Ban and Warby Parker on the next generation of devices, integrating the glass functionality into existing fashionable frames. We were… Continue reading