Christian Crumlish
Author of Product Management for UX People
Christian Crumlish is Director of Product at Kind Systems, helping governments develop transformative digital services. Author of Product Management for UX People and curator of the Design in Product conference, he brings unique perspective from leading product at California's Office of Digital Innovation and federal 18F. His current Piper Morgan project explores AI-assisted product development, while his government experience—from COVID19.ca.gov to federal digital services—demonstrates product thinking applied to public sector challenges. A Rosenfeld Media Expert and past mentor at Code for America and StartX, Christian bridges traditional product excellence with emerging AI capabilities to shape the future of product practice.
Rosenverse talks by Christian:
" Communicating with precision and nuance to get good AI outputs is not second nature; it really takes practice. "
From tools to staff: What the next generation of agents means for the future of design
June 10, 2026
" If I stop doing it, it stops, and I'm the human in the loop, or the monkey in the middle. "
The Pygmalion Effect: In Which a Vibe Coding Experiment Becomes a Million Lines…
August 14, 2025
" Starting small with local meetups or internal talks helps you test and improve your material before bigger stages. "
Coffee with Lou #3: What Makes for a Successful UX Conference Presentation?
May 2, 2024
" If you don’t clarify the roles and who does what, it’s kind of impossible to do anything else. "
Opening Remarks
November 29, 2023
" What is going wrong? What’s the matter? What’s the cause of that? "
Introduction by our Conference Chair
December 6, 2022
" We put product managers at the center to map what they see, say, do, and also think and feel based on our collective experiences. "
Pulse Check: Empathy Mapping Your Product Manager, Pt. 2
December 6, 2022
" Capturing quotes directly—even assumed ones—makes empathy mapping more specific. "
A PM State of Mind: Empathy Mapping Your Product Manager, Pt. 1
December 6, 2022
" It’s a muscle to build: agreeing on goals, measuring, learning, and adjusting over time to avoid wasted effort. "
Morning Insights Panel
December 6, 2022
" If you don’t have a little earthquake every now and then, you have a real big one after a while. "
Afternoon Insights Panel
December 6, 2022
" If you’re a product manager, you don’t do very much design work anymore; you care about it but step away from the Figma. "
AMA with Christian Crumlish, author of Product Management for UX People
March 24, 2022