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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:

Christian Crumlish

" An agent is something that works when you are not around. "

From tools to staff: What the next generation of agents means for the future of design

June 10, 2026

Christian Crumlish

" I’ve created dedicated personas in the bots, like a chief of staff and lead developer, to keep roles clear. "

The Pygmalion Effect: In Which a Vibe Coding Experiment Becomes a Million Lines…

August 14, 2025

Christian Crumlish

" Newness isn’t necessarily a new methodology—it can be a new way of looking at something familiar. "

Coffee with Lou #3: What Makes for a Successful UX Conference Presentation?

May 2, 2024

Christian Crumlish

" 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

Christian Crumlish

" This is a topic near and dear to my heart and I feel really long overdue conversation. "

Introduction by our Conference Chair

December 6, 2022

Christian Crumlish

" 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

Christian Crumlish

" We can imagine them worrying about managing competing priorities with product strategy execution. "

A PM State of Mind: Empathy Mapping Your Product Manager, Pt. 1

December 6, 2022

Christian Crumlish

" If the design team is on board with the product strategy, they own the design part of it, which should deliver a win for the product and business strategy. "

Morning Insights Panel

December 6, 2022

Christian Crumlish

" If you put yourself between the C-suite and the product teams, you become a bottleneck with no time for actual leadership. "

Afternoon Insights Panel

December 6, 2022

Christian Crumlish

" 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

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