Writing

About

I publish across print and online media, including guest editing a UX leadership publication for UXDI and blogging regularly since the late 00s on a range of topics connected with Decision IQ.

The Journal of UX Leadership

In partnership with the UX Design Institute, I interviewed several of the world’s leading design thinkers in 2023 for the Journal of UX Leadership. I enjoyed conversations with people leading design for some of the world’s best-known digital products:

Adam Glynn-Finnegan - Staff Product Designer at Netflix Studio

Alastair Simpson - VP of Design at Dropbox

Don Norman - Co-Founder and Board member, Nielsen Norman Group

Elizabeth McGuane - UX Director, Shopify

Helen Willmot - Director, UX & Optimisation, Dentsu International

Lara Tacito - Senior Director of UX at HubSpot

Maria Giudice - Founder, Hot Studio

Ronan Costello - Director of Digital Customer Experience, Analog Devices

Serra Kiziltan - Group Experience Director, Critical Mass

As well as speaking with principal designers in the world's leading agencies, consultancies and digital product businesses, I also got a chance to speak with Irish designers, who are driving change and innovation within their organisations:

Frank Gaine - Head of Digital Experience, Smartbox Group

Owen Derby - Principal Product Designer, Workday

Rick Monro - Director, Strategy and Experience, Big Motive

Alt text for these two: Torch illustration Illustration of a hand holding a lit torch against a dark purple background with triangle shapes, with a badge reading "#1 Journal of UX Leadership"

Blogging

I have been blogging about strategy, design and communications since the heady days of early Web 2.0, when Flickr, StumbleUpon and Blogspot were in their pomp. Today I write about Decision IQ and its impact on people, teams, culture, innovation and design more broadly.

Artificial Intelligence

Interface and design

Behavioural economics

Leadership and influence

Content and conversion

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