Louis Rosenfeld

" Let’s talk about a term without using it to re-level set what it really means and what it might be masking. "

" It’s not that our subscribers aren’t smart, they just don’t always feel smart. "

" Let’s face it, sound smarter in general. "

" You might know us from the 70 or so UX and product design books we've published over the past two decades. "

" The first rule of book update club is you never talk about book update club. "

" The Rosen Bot is trained on all of our books plus over a thousand recorded sessions from conferences and community talks. "

" The grownups’ table is where we talk about business problems and organizational complexity, not just sketching. "

" We're not trying to cannibalize book sales but want to make the knowledge more accessible. "

" Our curators have been working for months taking presentations from little ideas to something big that advances design ops as practice. "

" The climate crisis is a symptom of us being disconnected from so many things around us. "

" The product is imperfect, probably about 60 percent there, but if we get to 80 percent it will be a compelling tool for UX content. "

" We do about a hundred free community sessions a year where anyone with membership can attend. "

" Sponsor sessions are so great that people want recordings. They’re not sales pitches. "

" We strive to create connective tissue and cohesion across those talks, nothing cobbled together the night before. "

" Inclusion means not just who’s on the program but who you’re researching and collaborating with as you create your presentation. "

" Look for people wearing the very acute Rosenfeld Media black hats if you need help. "

" We literally want to advance this field by creating space for really good professional conversations to happen. "

" Future UX includes designing for user discovery in conversational and augmented interfaces, not just clicks. "

" Don’t write a book expecting to retire on royalties; this is a specialized field with modest sales. "

" Be authentic in your portfolio and speak to your unique experiences and values. "

" If something makes you feel unwelcome, the code of conduct explains how to engage with staff to resolve issues. "

" This is a beautifully aged stew, delicious ideas that have a sum that’s greater than the parts. "

" Talking about climate openly, even if uncomfortable, is a powerful way to create change. "

" There’s a difference between generating prompts and actually generating useful design outputs that fit your unique vision. "

" If any of those adjectives do not apply to how you’re feeling right now, we wanna know. "

" Code of conduct is not window dressing; it’s a front door to a process that supports your safety and comfort. "

" Enterprise UX is about delivering strong experiences in an enterprise setting, which ain’t easy. "

" There is no need to take notes over the next few days. We have dedicated sketch notes and session resources. "

" At Bloomberg, we designed for our clients but also for our colleagues across these two groups. "

" I didn’t understand just how complex everything was both on the stakeholder and technology side. "

" Join our Slack channels—it’s really where the party is with gifts, jokes, and amazing conversations. "

" MJ Broadbent’s sketchnotes are absolutely outstanding. You really do not have to take notes yourself. "

" We set up a design-led workshop with all leaders to craft what design-driven meant for our organization, leading to it becoming everyday language. "

" We have to move beyond linear solutions. Complex systems require us to explore our way through problems. "