Christian Crumlish
Author of Product Management for UX People
Christian Crumlish is Director of Product at Kind Systems, helping governments develop transformative digital services. Author of Product Management for UX People and curator of the Design in Product conference, he brings unique perspective from leading product at California's Office of Digital Innovation and federal 18F. His current Piper Morgan project explores AI-assisted product development, while his government experience—from COVID19.ca.gov to federal digital services—demonstrates product thinking applied to public sector challenges. A Rosenfeld Media Expert and past mentor at Code for America and StartX, Christian bridges traditional product excellence with emerging AI capabilities to shape the future of product practice.
Rosenverse talks by Christian:
" Working with AI made me understand what engineers go through with setups and debugging. "
The Pygmalion Effect: In Which a Vibe Coding Experiment Becomes a Million Lines…
August 14, 2025
" Inclusion means not just who’s on the program but who you’re researching and collaborating with as you create your presentation. "
Coffee with Lou #3: What Makes for a Successful UX Conference Presentation?
May 2, 2024
" Please come away from this conference with at least one contact, maybe even a friend. "
Opening Remarks
November 29, 2023
" Product managers carry a lot of pressure and accountability without a lot of ability to force people to do anything. "
A PM State of Mind: Empathy Mapping Your Product Manager, Pt. 1
December 6, 2022
" Product managers are trying to keep up with deadlines but often launch hard-to-use features hoping to make them better later. "
Pulse Check: Empathy Mapping Your Product Manager, Pt. 2
December 6, 2022
" I wrote the book because people have a lot of questions about how to become a product manager or how to work with product managers or what is product. "
Introduction by our Conference Chair
December 6, 2022
" If you don’t have a little earthquake every now and then, you have a real big one after a while. "
Afternoon Insights Panel
December 6, 2022
" It’s a muscle to build: agreeing on goals, measuring, learning, and adjusting over time to avoid wasted effort. "
Morning Insights Panel
December 6, 2022
" If you’re a product manager, you don’t do very much design work anymore; you care about it but step away from the Figma. "
AMA with Christian Crumlish, author of Product Management for UX People
March 24, 2022