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:
" These bots will say yes to all your ideas, whether they're good or bad—that's the rocket to Mars anti-pattern. "
The Pygmalion Effect: In Which a Vibe Coding Experiment Becomes a Million Lines…
August 14, 2025
" Newness isn’t necessarily a new methodology—it can be a new way of looking at something familiar. "
Coffee with Lou #3: What Makes for a Successful UX Conference Presentation?
May 2, 2024
" Design and product is more about making sure design is part of product than implying any subordination. "
Opening Remarks
November 29, 2023
" Everyone is trying to get something onto the roadmap without worrying about the impact on other priorities. "
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
" This is for me an amazing opportunity to see these ideas explored by brilliant people with a wonderful community. "
Introduction by our Conference Chair
December 6, 2022
" You’re not just convincing people of the value but the benefit to them of working with you on the product journey. "
Afternoon Insights Panel
December 6, 2022
" When I was head of product, I wasn’t enough of a domain expert or business model expert to scale the company. "
Morning Insights Panel
December 6, 2022
" SAFe often turns UX into just digital or visual designers, which is wasteful and marginalizes valuable skills. "
AMA with Christian Crumlish, author of Product Management for UX People
March 24, 2022