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
" Please come away from this conference with at least one contact, maybe even a friend. "
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
" Synthesizing user feedback in a way that’s easy for product managers to consume is one of the hot topics right now. "
Pulse Check: Empathy Mapping Your Product Manager, Pt. 2
December 6, 2022
" These questions haven’t gone away as I speak and do workshops and things like that around the book. "
Introduction by our Conference Chair
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
" Facilitating better conversations cross-functionally is a superpower that leads to better outcomes. "
Morning Insights Panel
December 6, 2022
" Use your UX skills to design better working relationships by empathizing with colleagues like you do with users. "
AMA with Christian Crumlish, author of Product Management for UX People
March 24, 2022