15 Rules of Design Leadership for 2026: decompose the work, design for autopilot, protect integrity, and make ideas happen.
If you meet the Buddha on the road—kill him
Kill the Process Buddha. Don’t replace it with an AI one. Process is an alibi; AI is velocity. Choose judgment.
RTFC (Read The Full Contract): If It’s Signed, It’s Real
Contractors: the friendly call isn’t the deal. Read the full contract, confirm terms in writing, protect your IP, narrow non-solicit, and add auto-acceptance.
The Spiral Climbs: Ideas Are Expensive, Systems Are Cheap
Design isn’t dead; it evolved. 2025: systems are cheap, ideas expensive. My connected stack and 48-hour loop to ship fast and learn.
The Real Reason Your Design Team Burns Out (And How to Fix It)
Your design team isn’t burning out from work.It’s burning out from friction. The fix isn’t more effort; it’s better DesignOps: clarity, mentorship, flow.
AI, Early-Career Jobs, and the Return to Thinking
AI is erasing entry-level jobs, but the future belongs to timeless human skills: logic, rhetoric, and judgment that machines can’t replace.
The Carbon-Copy Crisis: Why Your UX Portfolio Fails and What Mentors Must Fix
Why UX portfolios fail in 29 seconds: designers repeat the same mistakes, and mentors keep teaching them. Here’s how to break the cycle.
Practical AI Development: A Look at Lovable.dev
Practical lessons from building a complex POC with Lovable.dev, fast results, clear limits, and where AI dev tools fit today.
Cost-Speed Economics 2.0. How AI-Powered Freelancers Outrun Big Agencies
AI‑powered freelancers cut costs by up to 60% and deliver faster than agencies, giving leaders a smarter, leaner way to get projects done.
The AI-First Operator Is the New Product Manager
AI is replacing translators with operators. Product managers must evolve or step aside, the future belongs to those closest to the signal.
AI + UX: A Few Notes from the Field
How we used AI tools to cut UX delivery time by ~60%. Without extra budget or headcount. What worked, what didn’t, and what we’d do again.
Redefining Agency Value in the Age of AI: What Clients Really Need (And How We Get There)
Discover what clients truly need from agencies in the AI era, and how forward-thinking teams can deliver strategic value beyond automation.