- See You in Court — two observations about how conflict works between people, drawn from volunteering as a small claims court mediator.
- More essays on Uncommon Places — including “Your Move 78 and My Colorblind Glasses,” on AI and neurodiversity, which got a fair bit of traction; “The Two Failure Modes of High-Stakes Gatherings”; and “Host Better Hackathons.”
I love both research and writing. My public speaking has also been warmly received. View a collection of talks and essays on everything from experience design to astrology, self-published and in formal venues.
Essays
Talks
- Control to Culture Festival | "Designing Experiences that Make Us Feel Alive" | April 2025
- UNFINISHED Festival | "Trust and Faith" | Sep 2020 & 2022
- Immersive Design Summit Opening Keynote | "Spiritual Trespassing" | Feb 2019
- Cusp Design Conference | "Superability" | Oct 2018
- Harvard Graduate School of Design | "InfluencexDesign: Individuals" | Feb 2018
- Businessweek Annual Design Conference | "Zombie or Not?" | Jun 2016
Research
- Patterns of Transformation — research into the design of transformative social experiences, drawn from well-done sex parties, funerals, and wilderness trips. Widely read within and beyond the experience design community.