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:
" Verification first — always check existing docs and models before asking the bots to build anything new. "
The Pygmalion Effect: In Which a Vibe Coding Experiment Becomes a Million Lines…
August 14, 2025
" Give a s**t about your topic. If you’re not trying to change something, why are you on stage? "
Coffee with Lou #3: What Makes for a Successful UX Conference Presentation?
May 2, 2024
" There is no one size fits all answer, but there’s also not even a common everyday answer to how design and product roles work together. "
Opening Remarks
November 29, 2023
" This work does not fit our product program. "
A PM State of Mind: Empathy Mapping Your Product Manager, Pt. 1
December 6, 2022
" Product and UX ought to be allies presenting a united front at the table, not competing for supremacy. "
Pulse Check: Empathy Mapping Your Product Manager, Pt. 2
December 6, 2022
" I feel a lot of pain and anxiety in the community people wondering, you know is our seat at the table slipping away. "
Introduction by our Conference Chair
December 6, 2022
" The idea of one designer to 12 PMs is dead on arrival; either design isn't valued or the company is short on designers. "
Afternoon Insights Panel
December 6, 2022
" Data can be seductive, but focusing only on clicks risks sacrificing the user perspective. "
Morning 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