If you tell ChatGPT to be the world’s best doctor or investment banker, keep in mind: it won’t actually become that. It’s more like an actor trying to mimic what it thinks the world’s best doctor or banker would say. So be mindful of which advice you take from an actor – unless it’s about acting.

Only looking at how to use AI to augment the work you did in recent years won’t cut it. The change brought by AI will be so profound that it will redraw the lines between disciplines. So, how can you prepare your product org for the AI era? 👇🧵 (1/10)

In my experience "full stack" often means: backend dev who reluctantly does some frontend but most of the time neither really good nor efficient because she/he never thoroughly learned frontend because frontend is still looked down upon by many devs as "not real programming". ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Hey folks. If you want to vote for my wife‘s #therookie LEGO Ideas project do it now or it’s too late 😉 beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

If your timebox only allows for one iteration, then you're going to need three timeboxes: one to do it, one to learn how you fucked up, and one to redo it.

Reports are emerging of companies being silly enough to lay off designers – because of AI. I do believe that AI will fundamentally change how we work, how we build products, and which role will do what. Still, I am convinced the companies letting go of their designers are harming themselves. 👇🧵

Fabian, wir müssen reden. 🤣

If you as a UX Designer are afraid that some day you will be replaced by a Product Manager using ChatGPT, sit down and learn how to replace your Product Manager with AI before that happens. 😉

A big round of applause to all the organizers, speakers, hosts and participants of tonight’s Into Design Systems Hamburg. I had a blast and I am definitely looking forward to the next time. ❤️

So happy I haven’t deleted my Twitter account yet. 🤣

My latest post on @OReillyMedia. Many Silicon Valley investors and entrepreneurs even seem to view putting people out of work as a massive opportunity. That idea is anathema to me. It’s also wrong, both morally and practically. www.oreilly.com/radar/ai-fir...

Why (most) agile coaches can't be product coaches: www.petra-wille.com/blog/why-agi...

Hamburg! There is a new Design Systems meetup in town. Two interesting talks and hopefully lots of interesting people. June 16th, 18:30, downtown Hamburg. Register here: lu.ma/ids-hamburg?...

Spannend! "UX auf Staatsniveau: Warum der neue Koalitionsvertrag ein Wendepunkt für UX-Professionals sein könnte." germanupa.de/blog/ux-auf-...

Aus aktuellem Anlass eine Begriffsklärung, um peinliche Missverständnisse zu vermeiden: Fröhliche Menschen marschieren durch die Straßen: Fasching Fiese Menschen marschieren durch die Straßen: Faschos Fiese Menschen klauen einem die Zugangsdaten: Phishing Bitte. Danke.

The kids are alright. (In Hamburg)

Respekt, ChatGPT! 👍

Heute verstehe ich endlich, wie das mit dem antifaschistischen Schutzwall gemeint war. 😕

Die 4,97% der BSW sind doch wohl ein Honeypot für Russische Einflussnahme. Mal gucken, wo noch ganz plötzlich Säcke voller Wahlzettel auftauchen. (Ansonsten von meiner Seite ganz viel Schadenfreude für deren Ergebnis parallel zum sehr guten Abschneiden der Linken)

At first I read „world of ironic dinosaurs“ and boy, would I have gone to see that.

Product success is a team sport - here are my thoughts on how to connect product direction with commercial activities www.thedecisionstack.com/product-dire...

Just spent some time on Twitter and that place is completely rotten. Just mobs of trolls attacking any critical opinion. Terrible…

We became servants to the process, following it step by step every single time, saying stuff like “trust the process.” We made designers feel like their work wasn’t complete if they didn’t start from a perfectly articulated problem statement. jennywen.substack.com/p/dont-trust...

Alignment is important because it helps to build trust, avoid waste and trigger decisions. Contrary to common belief, alignment does NOT mean that everybody always agrees. Instead, alignment means creating clarity, even in dissent. www.arnekittler.de/blog/escalat...

Spineless sycophants. 🤬

Even after a decade of building design systems, I’m still amazed at how much thought and effort go into creating even a simple component. Building DS components is not trivial. They need to be incredibly robust to function across all applicable contexts and with all applicable contents. They… (1/3)

I‘m glad that the medical checkup for pre-school children now includes the handling of terrible user interfaces. Preparing our children for the hazards of this word is so important.

Currently sifting through the applications for our junior UXD positions and HOLY SHIT! There is so much talent out there! This will be a pretty hard choice…

Elon addressing the German right wing party AfD via a giant screen reminds me of this here.

And so it ends… perparing to close some Twitter accounts… 👋

The design job market is simply insane. We just got over 120 applications in 72 hours on our two job openings. 🤯 🤯 🤯 Anyone interested in a piece on how applications got my attention and how not?

The UX of login codes. @bradfrost.com expresses different frustrations users have with login codes, from text never coming, to impossibility to copying and pasting, etc. Balancing security and UX isn’t easy, but, let’s try to make this better, shall we? bradfrost.com/blog/post/th...

"It’s counterintuitive but the design part of a design system is less important than the establishment of a design system and its adoption." #designsystems

Du magst komplexe Applikationen und hast Lust auf eine spannende Aufgabe in meinem Team? Zur Weiterentwicklung des OTTO Plattformgeschäfts und unserer B2B-Software OTTO Partner Connect (sowie weiterer Applikationen) suchen wir in diesem Jahr zwei UX Designer*innen und zwei Junior UX Designer*innen.

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☹️👇 "Our tech overlords all have problems, and they want to buy the solutions. I guess it was easier than making products people actually like." www.theverge.com/2025/1/20/24...

"Design systems teams must often describe when and why to use one kind of component, style, or option over the other, but can have trouble finding the right framing to communicate their intent." adobe.design/stories/desi...

A first glimpse at Nintendo‘s Switch 2 (and someone had a lot of fun doing snappy 3d animation). I‘m glad Nintendo is doing an upgrade on time. Unlike back in the days when they sat way too long on the initially fantastic Wii. www.theverge.com/2025/1/16/23...

Ein paar gute Tipps, um Falschinformationen zu begegnen.

That tweet should make any designer melancholic… 🥲 (by @rileyj.bsky.social on the former bird platform)

As a kid I grew up in a solar system with 9 planets. Today, kids only get 8 planets. Modern life is broken.

„For someone who’s spent years in tech, this isn’t just frustrating; it’s terrifying. So, what can we do if we don’t want to stay silent? How can we respond with small acts of respect—or even resistance?“ www.linkedin.com/pulse/vive-l...

Interesting technical perspective on the good, the bad and the ugly of design tokens: daverupert.com/2024/12/ever... (As with everything else in design and product, the beauty is in the balance.)

Question for the Responsive Design experts here. If you create a breakpoint for a certain desktop screen size (like 1920px) how many pixels do you deduct to account for browser chrome and scrollbars. Didn't build a RWD design for a couple of years and would like how you modern folks do it…

Great thread on the complexity of creating design systems

That sweet moment when your followers surpass the people you are following.

Tips to keep democracy alive in 2025: 1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it. www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...

I really love the song "Shallow" from Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. But something in the music video is letting my inner Monk freak out. Can you spot it? 🔎 😉

Even after a decade of building design systems, I’m still amazed at how much thought and effort go into creating even a simple component. Building DS components is not trivial. They need to be incredibly robust to function across all applicable contexts and with all applicable contents. They… (1/3)

If you are into LEGO and/or the TV show The Rookie you should definitely follow my wife who does awesome fan art in LEGO bricks. (With a little Photoshop support from yours truly.)