Peter Merholz
Chief Humanist, Humanism at Scale
Peter Merholz has been active in digital design and product for 25 years, most notably in building Adaptive Path, and now a design executive and product leader. He co-wrote Org Design for Design Orgs (O’Reilly), the first book focused on the organizational, managerial, and operational challenges of building in-house design teams.
Rosenverse talks by Peter:
" Design as a function is empathetic and human-centered, corporations are calculating and bureaucratic; integrating these value systems takes effort. "
The 2025 State of UX/Design Organizational Health
November 12, 2025
" Organizational change management requires as much care and effort as executing good research. "
A Genuine Conversation about the Future of UX Research
March 20, 2024
" Getting everyone to agree on what research should answer and in what order is where the fruitful back and forth happens. "
How to make UX research leadership more effective [Advancing Research Community Workshop Series]
October 26, 2023
" Boldness is only possible and enabled by generosity. Generosity means empathy, collaboration, and transparency. "
Keeping Design Weird
October 2, 2023
" UXers are less satisfied because we have failed to set proper expectations about what the real work of UX is. "
The Trials and Tribulations of Directors of UX
July 13, 2023
" Capabilities are the skills, mindsets, and professional abilities that underlie practices and then inform roles. "
The Mysterious Case of the Missing UX Career Path
August 25, 2022
" Without a shared purpose, a team is simply a collection of individuals. "
Design at Scale is People!
June 11, 2021
" Design is always going to be subjective, so you have to figure out what quality looks like in your organization. "
Customer-Centered Design Organizations
June 8, 2017
