User researchers already document findings at a faster velocity than orgs can act on them. It strains credulity that tech leaders are clamoring for even more yet worse AI-generated findings. My new blog post, "The only winning move is not to play." gregg.io/the-only-win...

When art lost its attachment to time, when life changed from a linear progression to an algorithmic suckhole, our museums changed, too. Once storehouses of modern history, they became just another venue in an attention economy. @nyt goes hard for todays Tate Modern www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/a...

“Even when it’s politically diverse, social media … creates echo chambers. If Bluesky wants to remain relevant, it will have to evolve beyond its relatively monocultural milieu.” @chaykak.bsky.social details 🦋 origins, leadership, and future for @newyorker.com www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Companies sold the idea that we could self-correct through consumption, making brands our moral agents of societal change. Will a return to ‘simpler’ #marketing strategies create space for the more authentic & durable activism required in this moment? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We are looking for several Senior Service Designers for teams working on super interesting things all across the Ministry of Justice! Please share with your network! Closing date: 21/04/2025 www.jobtrain.co.uk/justicedigit...

When I moved to NYC in 2006 I relied on the subway map to navigate & learn the city. Long before Google Maps was a thing! Yet I always loved Vignelli’s map for its boldness & clarity, despite its topographical unhelpfulness. Cool to see its roots in the ‘25 update! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/n...

During these times, you may want to consider divesting from US-located digital services and products to ones based in the EU. Here's a website that might help you. european-alternatives.eu

Even the tiny subset of viewers who know anything about fonts will think it’s Helvetica. The fact that it should be, but isn’t quite, seeps through to the audience and adds to the shows weirdness… Enjoy this #severance titles art deep-dive #typography nerds! www.artofthetitle.com/title/severa...

CMOs future role… “will be an architect of customer experiences, a champion for marketing tech & ethical AI, and a catalyst for societal change.” Agree with Aquents Simon Lusty on #marketing’s opportunity, esp via consumer-centricity powered by insights & content tech. aquent.com/blog/redefin...

“The future of design leadership is not to aspire to ever-higher executive roles, ruling over a vast UX empire. Rather, embrace the “Founder Mode” concept of hands-on and vision-based leadership of small and highly effective design teams.” Seems on point; WDYT? www.uxtigers.com/post/founder...

Very helpful overview of (some of) the great design talent + leaders active on Bluesky. Let’s build the supportive, inspiring, thought-provoking community we all need right now! Thanks for putting this together @jonas.do 🙌

This is the best analysis I've seen of the current UX job market. @jmspool.bsky.social's latest is a must-read for anyone in the UX industry, not just those currently job hunting.

Long read but very interesting walk through of the relationships between developers, communities, and buyers considerations that drive #architecture design decisions for modern skyscrapers. Interesting parallels to current software development & design landscape too imo.

Handy overview of the best conferences for designers working #AI or #conversationdesign in 2025. What conferences are you looking forward to this year? Especially for designers or leaders based in Europe :) uxplanet.org/2025-list-of...

“F1 is having its streetwear moment, just as Adidas perfected the art of turning performance gear into cultural currency..” www.linkedin.com/pulse/inked-...

We need to stop trying to do everything ourselves and instead focus on empowering others across the organization to improve the user experience. In other words, we need to become true leaders rather than just practitioners.

Lots of very useful tools to try out here via @kaplich.me 🙌

New year, new projects & plans! This time will be different — this time I’ll finally create a proper #stakeholdermap to guide my strategies! Snag; adidas has 1000s of people — do you have some tips for creating an actionable stakeholder map more effectively?? My go-to base map here for reference ☺️

“we’ve been witnessing the death of the campaign and the birth of the cultural moment. Traditional advertising is entertainment’s understudy, while brands are learning merely to be protagonists in culture stories.” digiday.com/marketing/cu...

Not something I’ll claim to be good at (yet!), but a worthwhile intent to start the new year by manifesting a more positive & constructive outlook on the possibilities that lie ahead of us. www.adidas.com/us/blog/9519...

Getting ready to go ‘back to school’ tomorrow after lovely & much-needed two weeks vacation. Enjoyed a week in Amsterdam & another in Limerick; reconnecting with family over nice food, warm fires, and activities with the kids. Lucky me. Hope you’re similarly recharged for the year ahead?

We wrestle with a pervasive sense of despair about techs ability to solve our problems. Social media brought loneliness instead of connection. AI brought job risk instead of ease. We lost the optimism for a brighter tomorrow that fueled #Googie. Will we get it back? www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/r...

Well written, albeit somewhat depressing piece by @alex_shephard here on what the awarding of the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia really means. TLDR; mega-money trumps inclusion, human rights, and actual football quality every time. newrepublic.com/article/1893... via @newrepublic.com

Maybe there should be one place to make user-centred design roles in the German public sector visible. I’ve made the first simple version: verwaltungsgestaltung.de#positionen Please let people interested in #GovDesign know!

"I’ve noticed my students tend to use the term 'design thinking' as a synonym for UX/Digital Product Design. This is a dangerous smallification of design and a source of shoddy work." @cwodtke.bsky.social writes about Design's unsexy yet important middle bits: cwodtke.medium.com/designs-unse...

“how did links come to represent information in the first place? And what’s at stake in the movement away from links toward AI chat interfaces?” aeon.co/essays/when-...

Had a nice catchup with Oleg from Noomo Agency (LA) yesterday, who shared their latest bit of magic — a customisable #AI powered immersive experience. We discussed how this approach can enhance event/fashion/etc activations, connecting brands with new audiences. Try it out! beat.noomoagency.com

We’ve turned ‘networking’ into digital hoarding—collecting connections that mean nothing. But social capital isn’t financial capital—it doesn’t scale infinitely. Trying to maintain too many connections dilutes value. www.joanwestenberg.com/why-your-soc...

We let our minds get stuck in mechanical routines like memory & knowledge-crunching. This will be easily copied & replaced by machines. So, the question isn’t if #AI will develop humanlike minds — it’s if we are slipping into machinelike minds ourselves. We’re being challenged. Are we up to it?

Join us in April for the International #GovDesign conference in Amsterdam from April 9–11. The call for submissions remains open until December 15. international.gebruikercentraal.nl/conference20...

Without context of project goals & constraints etc, this seems a missed opportunity to elevate craft at global level. Reasonable imo that EVERY govt dept doesn’t have budget+expertise to create & maintain own sub-sections; surely creating an AI x custom modular toolkit would be stronger solution?

Quality long read. One of the many takeaways is that these companies are often lead by people who are in no way equipped to deal with the social and ethical ramifications of their products.

This long read is worth your time & thought. How might we learn from ecologists approaches to preservation by ‘rewilding the internet’ in a sustainable way. Not just the surface layer, but also looking to the soil: the complex underlying infrastructure connecting & powering our every interaction.

This looks like a really interesting program (for anyone able to be in Helsinki for 2 yrs). Learn the techniques & tools to design for sustainability. Or alternatively to build organizations or tech for #sustainability if that’s a better pivot for you.

Always helpful to listen to people who know what they’re talking about. Such as @kelseyhightower.com with @annodea.com outlining why novel tech alone will not be enough to create the experiences many come here craving. Same as seen with sports/style products & events. Let’s get to work!

If you’re interested in connecting with me more deeply, I love mentoring people through the ADPL platform. Whether looking to improve your impact & career growth as a practitioner, or think through leadership challenges with another perspective, I’m always up for a chat 😊 adplist.org/mentors/nial...

Spent some time this evening scouring search results for ‘design + [European country]’ — building this collection representing the diversity of experiences & expertise on this side of the pond. Pls share if valuable, suggest others to add (inc you!), or msg to be removed 💚 bsky.app/profile/did:...

Curious if any of you have worked with NN/Gs ‘CASTLE’ framework to measure experience performance for enterprise workflows & platforms design? We track several of the dimensions quite closely within our product & ops teams; interested in adoption/success elsewhere. www.nngroup.com/articles/cas...

Reposting this as much to ensure I don’t lose track of it as to help others find this rich design community quickly! #designsky

Learning more about the decentralised core of Bluesky; feels like a meaningful evolution of users relationship with platforms. And in turn, with the wider web & brands. So, in this version of our digital world, how do you think personalised storytelling might evolve? #FutureOfStorytelling

I guess I’m on Bluesky now! Feels so strange to have a ‘new’ platform to visit & share from. Got out of prev posting habits when Twitter got sold. Good chance now to scrape off the rustiness, and think through which types of thoughts are best to share here. WIP or fully cooked?