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Discover design principles, user experience insights, and creative approaches to product design.

Workflow Revolution - From Design-First to Code-First

Dave Hoffer

Explore the 'Code-First' approach: leverage AI tools, blur discipline lines, and elevate designers to strategic roles for robust and unique designs.

Feb 6, 2026 · 6m 14s

Spectral Thinking - Rejecting Binary AI Narratives

Dave Hoffer

Adopt spectral thinking in AI: align AI strategies with specific business needs, foster inter-disciplinary collaboration, and navigate AI hype responsibly

Feb 6, 2026 · 7m 21s

Keeping Humans Essential - Craft, Transparency, and Spectral Possibility

Dave Hoffer

Integrate AI with careful design: Prioritize brand individuality, leverage human creativity, champion transparency, and deepen AI model understanding

Feb 6, 2026 · 6m 17s

The Product Manager Revolution: From Mockups to Functional Code

James LePage

Collapse review cycles: let PMs prove feasibility with V0 in minutes, then iterate with engineering on what’s production‑ready.

Sep 29, 2025 · 0m 20s

From Static Interfaces to Infinite Personalization

Oji Udezu

Move beyond forms: build conversational interfaces that understand messy input and adapt flows to each user.

Sep 29, 2025 · 0m 19s

The Waterfall Paradox: Speed Through Detailed Planning

Chris Rickard

Detailed specs accelerate delivery: invest more up front so AI halves build time and avoids costly misalignment.

Sep 29, 2025 · 0m 16s

The Irreplaceable Facilitator: Why Workshops Resist Automation

Gillian Salerno-Rebic and Maria Burke

Keep humans in the room: use AI for synthesis and logistics, but rely on facilitators for deep questions and emotional insight.

Sep 29, 2025 · 0m 24s

The Visual Design Barrier: Where Expertise Still Trumps AI

Gillian Salerno-Rebic and Maria Burke

Where AI helps and where it doesn’t in design: use models for ideation and variations, but rely on human taste for final decisions when quality bars are high.

Sep 29, 2025 · 0m 23s

The High-Value Interaction Shift: More Time for What Matters

Gillian Salerno-Rebic and Maria Burke

Reinvest saved time: shift AI efficiencies into deeper collaboration, richer workshops, and more meaningful client touchpoints.

Sep 29, 2025 · 0m 18s

From Guessing to Simulating: 80% Accuracy in Customer Insights

Gillian Salerno-Rebic and Maria Burke

Validate your best guesses: use AI simulation to predict customer reactions with ~80% accuracy before you commit to a direction.

Sep 29, 2025 · 0m 23s

The Analog Foundation Paradox: Why Manual Skills Matter More in the AI Era

Gillian Salerno-Rebic and Maria Burke

Build better judgment: train with analog methods (notes, paper prototypes) so you can evaluate and steer AI output with a sharper critical eye.

Sep 29, 2025 · 0m 26s

AI as the Unbiased Screener: Removing Human Preference from Recruitment

Gillian Salerno-Rebic and Maria Burke

Screen participants fairly and fast: let AI shortlist by criteria to reduce bias, then apply expert judgment on the final selection.

Sep 29, 2025 · 0m 20s

Gemini's Contained Environment: The Research Analysis Game-Changer

Gillian Salerno-Rebic and Maria Burke

Do research without hallucinations: use Gemini Notebook LM to constrain sources, cite correctly, and keep client insights trustworthy.

Sep 29, 2025 · 0m 20s

The Analog Advantage: Why Manual Experience Creates AI Mastery

Gillian Salerno-Rebic and Maria Burke

Leverage analog foundations: use manual craft to judge quality, guide AI output, and know what should not be automated.

Sep 29, 2025 · 6m 25s