Peter Merholz
Chief Humanist, Humanism at Scale
Peter Merholz has been active in digital design and product for 25 years, most notably in building Adaptive Path, and now a design executive and product leader. He co-wrote Org Design for Design Orgs (O’Reilly), the first book focused on the organizational, managerial, and operational challenges of building in-house design teams.
Rosenverse talks by Peter:
" Smaller design orgs rate high on some health indicators but often have no growth path; very large orgs get bogged down by bureaucracy. "
The 2025 State of UX/Design Organizational Health
November 12, 2025
" If we are truly going to create customer-centric organizations, every single person needs firsthand exposure to customers. "
A Genuine Conversation about the Future of UX Research
March 20, 2024
" UX leadership can't really lead the way that it should while it's within a UX organization. "
How to make UX research leadership more effective [Advancing Research Community Workshop Series]
October 26, 2023
" I see this opportunity to imbue these rigid, bureaucratic corporate contexts with humanism to put people at the center of the work. "
Keeping Design Weird
October 2, 2023
" You need to meet your leaders where they are on their maturity curve to be effective. "
The Trials and Tribulations of Directors of UX
July 13, 2023
" Splitting people leadership and functional leadership with a brick wall in between is broken and unsustainable. "
The Mysterious Case of the Missing UX Career Path
August 25, 2022
" Organizing design teams by user journey rather than by product better supports a coherent end-to-end experience. "
Design at Scale is People!
June 11, 2021
" It’s not enough to have great people; you need to create the space that brings out the best in them. "
Customer-Centered Design Organizations
June 8, 2017
