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:
" The farther away you are from the CEO or GM, the less happy and healthy your organization tends to be. "
The 2025 State of UX/Design Organizational Health
November 12, 2025
" The ultimate measure of our research is its impact—did we build the right thing and did it have the expected effect? "
A Genuine Conversation about the Future of UX Research
March 20, 2024
" Getting everyone to agree on what research should answer and in what order is where the fruitful back and forth happens. "
How to make UX research leadership more effective [Advancing Research Community Workshop Series]
October 26, 2023
" Down the road, giving designers room to cross-train across disciplines creates happier, more versatile teams. "
Keeping Design Weird
October 2, 2023
" Playing politics is necessary in UX leadership to advance your agenda ethically. "
The Trials and Tribulations of Directors of UX
July 13, 2023
" Making career architectures explicit empowers employees to drive their own growth independent of managerial changes. "
The Mysterious Case of the Missing UX Career Path
August 25, 2022
" Without a shared purpose, a team is simply a collection of individuals. "
Design at Scale is People!
June 11, 2021
" When the design team is organized into coherent teams working across multiple squads, designers feel more supported and less isolated. "
Customer-Centered Design Organizations
June 8, 2017
