Archive - Design Decisions

Are Double Diamonds Forever?

We used it. Time to lose it.

May 6 •

April 2025

Dead? Yep. Looks dead to me.

Or can we design an Abundant future?

Apr 8 •

March 2025

Hey! I Also Write About Music

Just thought you might want to know

Mar 22 •

Ex-IDEO Designer Goes A Few Rounds With Tech Culture

Mar 19 •

January 2025

What Problem Are You Trying to Solve?

Why Investigating the Problem Leads to the Best Solutions

Jan 24 •

December 2024

Get that idea out of your head

Understand your own ideas, share them with others, and allow others to help you make your ideas real.

Dec 20, 2024 •

November 2024

Balanced Exploration

How do you start when you don’t know where to go?

Nov 13, 2024 •

October 2024

Dear student of design,

I sincerely hope the lessons coming to this Substack make your work more difficult.

Oct 31, 2024 •

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