Encoding User Insights
It used to be that securing consensus and capacity to build a design system was hard. But today, design systems have become foundational to how software gets built…
It used to be that securing consensus and capacity to build a design system was hard. But today, design systems have become foundational to how software gets built…
This thematic thread presents experiments, exercises, and reflections stemming from a two-day collaborative, practice-led workshop with ‘poetic resonance’. The post Poetic Resonance: Dwelling in the …
This afterword reflects on the practice of ethnography through the metaphor of the anthropologist as a tuning fork—an embodied instrument attuned to the subtle or violent vibrations of…
This experimental essay treats uncertainty as bodily and relational and uses rhythm as a way of noticing it. It begins in the writing vibrations of the Poetic Resonance…
This essay explores how the poetic resonance protocol enabled a deeper, embodied engagement with my ethnographic object: a poetry workshop conducted with wildfire-affected residents in northern German…
In this essay, I trace the force of fury that emerged within a single ethnographic moment and later saturated the analysis. The post In the Face of Fury:…
What does it mean to do research with climate? This essay reflects on the potential of poetic resonance as a method of creative experimentation and (auto)ethnographic practice, attuning…
Before you commission a single new study, institutional knowledge and existing research can give your product roadmap a head start. In Tuesday’s post, I made the case for…
When a company hits the scaling wall, the first instinct is usually structural changes like reorganizing, creating new roles, bringing in a senior hire. Org changes feel substantive,…
Midway through a recent coffee with a brilliant colleague, our conversation turned, as they so often do, to the various […] The post Care, commons and thinking together:…
A Case Study on Collaboration with UX and Data Science Introduction This post is related to two previous ones that may be of interest. The first is a…
A Case Study on Collaboration with UX and Data Engineering Last year I wrote about building AI-enabled solutions, and I promised to share some case studies which led…
When adoption fails, it’s rarely about the technology — it’s almost always about people. Adoption is a Key Driver of ROI The slide that anchors this post breaks…
For technology leaders and founders, a perspective on people is something you want in the room every step of the way. Anthropology – and human-centered design more broadly…
From February 13 to 29 May 2026 Co-organised by Allegra Lab and EASA LawNet. What is critique, and what might […] The post WHAT is critique? EASA LAWnet…
An archaeologist studying 1,000-year-old dog burials reflects on the need for imagination in archaeology. ✽ WITH STEADY HANDS, a crouching archaeologist brushes away centuries of soil, revealing the…
A phone full of photos of shelves full of food. Photo by Ariana Gunderson. Ariana Gunderson Greetings from the field! I’m in Leipzig, Germany for a year to…
Isotopes in fossil teeth suggest ancient animals traveled less than once thought—making researchers rethink past human societies and future conservation. ✽ Hundreds of hooves thunder, announcing the h…
After more than two decades of living, studying, and writing about interdisciplinary collaboration, I believe that in this era of AI, collaboration is as important as ever. My…
The metrics of long-term business health that investors pay attention to – customer retention rates, revenue growth / predictable cash flow, and customer lifetime value – are a…
Without understanding the business, it’s impossible to identify and drive meaningful change in its metrics. How do we hold ourselves accountable to the businesses we serve?
A U.S. archaeologist reflects on the power of community-driven research in Tanzania to include local voices and reshape how the story of human origins is told. ✽ LAST…
Here’s what’s misunderstood: the real cost of building a product is in engineering. The design and definition phases – the first 5% of the overall effort – are…
An archaeologist reflects on the role of fiction, such as The Clan of the Cave Bear, to imagine the deep past—and inspire future generations of archaeologists. ✽ WHEN…