I've been blogging intermittently since 2000, but this is my latest attempt. I live in Portland and currently serve as Head of Design at 18F. Outside of technology, I'm known for my niche collection of interests (like Finnish baseball & world class skeeball). You can also find me speaking at a variety of global tech & design events.
These days, my practice is focused on interrogating the ways harm is crafted into everyday experiences, and examining new ways for building teams, frameworks, and mental models for reducing friction that ruins experience, centered around a set of principles called Consequence Design.
Recent Posts
Motivating (or setting realistic goals when your team loses a lot)
Posted on:January 22, 2023 at 04:27 AMSome tactics on coaching a developing team (especially for high school tennis)
2022 Book List
Posted on:January 1, 2023 at 12:55 AMBooks I started reading in 2022
On lineups, ladders & high school tennis
Posted on:December 27, 2022 at 06:34 PMSuggestions for Determining a Legitimate Tennis Lineup & building culture
American History Booklist
Posted on:November 16, 2022 at 12:44 AMAn assortment of articles I stumbled into worth sharing