Selected Works & Writings
This section is dedicated to scrappy little exploratory AI things, fun side projects, and mostly-working, kind of ugly prototypes.
In ideation, Large language models can provide an artificial, observational perspective that can uncover insights both obvious and unexpected. Originally built for the UXSTRAT conference, this is a small collection of sticky note generators, intended to help workshoppers explore and reflect on topics.
When we think about designing with AI, we're often limited to single prompt inputs. What if, instead of trusting the AI to fully interpret our intentions within such a limited scope, a chatbot could design it's own interface through a conversation you can express your creative direction?
Hep! is a GPT that asks questions and facilitates ideation to help you think more deeply about whatever is is you want to make or do, offering insights and producing visual or written content to stimulate your process if you need it.
Pulpo is another GPT that started out as a version of Hep! but ended up distinguishing itself a bit. Pulpo writes notes about whatever idea or project you're working through conversationally, and pushes you to explore different paths, tracking your thoughts and providing structure. It extends ideas in different directions, like tentacles!
Design is messier than designers like to admit.
It relies on an intermingling of well-established processes, on-the-fly choices built on intuition & taste, and more often than not, sheer dumb luck.
Often, I've found it's best to start with the processes that best serve the context.
But context is not static.
By adopting the principles belowbelow at every stage of the process, we are able to refine our technique, play with new ideas, and use the right methods to help us create tools that benefit the people and communities we are creating for.
Critical Observation.
Capture context and data to build understanding of the communities we create for, the ethics to consider, challenges faced, and opportunities to be had.
Mindful Reflection.
Harmonize on our observations to come to new insights, ideas, and intent. We speak honestly and openly about where we are, and where we want to go.
Thoughtful Action.
Explore our reflections openly and communicate ideas, align on strategy, decide our course of action, act, and then observe our new current state.
Thanks for stopping by. If you're curious to learn more, or want to work on cool stuff together, I'm always happy to talk: