Q. "How many UX Designers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?" A. "First we need to be sure that a lightbulb is the correct solution, so I suggest a research project to understand the role of light in society."

Turns out you don't even need to use your motor vehicle to commit serious harm and get away with it, you just need to be using it recently or have it close by: stuff.co.nz/national/crime…

This whole thread from Andy Budd is on point

An unexpectedly nostalgic cover: m.youtube.com/watch?v=ojbbC0…

Frankendesign. I often feel I'm shooting my own self in the foot with this one.

Why do people walk in front of the bus they just got off?

Featuring a fringe economist, a narrow frame of evidence, and some wild interpretations of the law of supply and demand. thespinoff.co.nz/wellington/16-…

Evolution of a product designer

#wankpanzer on Raroa Rd.

Power cuts possible tomorrow? Who knew #NZ power supply was this fragile? Yet pumped hydro scheme was dumped by incoming govt. No doubt we’ll be told we need more fossil fuel generation rather than sustainable solutions. Fresh thinking needed. nzherald.co.nz/nz/weather-pow…

As Nassim Nicholas Taleb wrote, "acting by removing is more powerful and less error-prone than acting by addition".

Figma option for viewers of a file to “make it pop”

Horror story in 5 words: Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters

"How can design grow its influence?" As a designer, I asked this question to my CPO manager once. I thought it was a proactive, gumption-filled question. Like "look at me, trying to think big about my discipline!" My manager gave me a tired look. “Just do what’s best for the

Corporate Design Homeopathy: The act of watering down design to the point is has almost zero effect, and then complaining about the design teams lack of efficacy.

Imagine hiring a designer that refuses to (or can't) design a social media ad or billboard if you needed one because "it's not their job." If my team asked me to make a social media graphic, I'm in. If they ask me to make a billboard, I'm in. Be a designer that can.

As AI capabilities continue to advance, most product people’s best defense over the next few years will be to go back to the basics of how to think. We love talking about thinking as a uniquely human quality—rightly so—but almost everyone I meet is certain that they think very

Product Design. #productdesign