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:
" 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
" 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
" 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
" 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
" 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
" 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
" 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
" 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
" 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
" 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