Christian Crumlish
Author of Product Management for UX People
Christian Crumlish is a product and UX leadership consultant at Design in Product, where he also hosts a product/UX community. Most recently, he led the product management of covid19.ca.gov and consulting on govtech product practices with California’s Office of Digital Innovation. He is also a mentor at Code for America and StartX, and a fellow in the Rosenfeld Media Experts network. Christian earned an AB at Princeton in philosophy.
Formerly, he was head of product at 7 Cups, winner of the 2016 Stanford Medicine X Prize for health systems design and a 2019 World Economic Forum Pioneer. He has also co-chaired the monthly BayCHI program, was senior director of product at CloudOn, was director of messaging products for AOL (AIM), was the last curator of the Yahoo design pattern library, and served two terms as a director of the late lamented Information Architecture Institute.
Christian is the author of the recently published Product Management for UX People: From Designing to Thriving in a Product World. He also authored the bestselling ?The Internet for Busy People and ?The Power of Many?, and co-author of ?Designing Social Interfaces?. Christian lives in Palo Alto with his wife, Briggs Nisbet, and an ever-growing collection of ukuleles.
Rosenverse talks by Christian:
"Every speaker goes through a messy middle point with their preparation. It's normal!"
Coffee with Lou #3: What Makes for a Successful UX Conference Presentation?
May 2, 2024
"Understanding roles between design and product is foundational if you want to progress effectively."
Opening Remarks
November 29, 2023
"Finding common ground in strategy formulation requires open dialogue and collaborative ownership."
Morning Insights Panel
December 6, 2022
"The conversation in product management often involves balancing user needs with business goals."
A PM State of Mind: Empathy Mapping Your Product Manager, Pt. 1
December 6, 2022
"Workshops like this one are not just exercises, but vital tools for understanding inter-team dynamics."
Pulse Check: Empathy Mapping Your Product Manager, Pt. 2
December 6, 2022
"What is going wrong? What’s the cause of that?"
Introduction by our Conference Chair
December 6, 2022
"It's important to engage with your team and ask what keeps them up at night."
Afternoon Insights Panel
December 6, 2022
"You need to negotiate and talk through the sticking points in team dynamics."
AMA with Christian Crumlish, author of Product Management for UX People
March 24, 2022
