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Jun 3

Designer to Builder: How I Used AI to Create the Future of Personalized Entertainment

I was shocked to see my son in zombie mode staring at a screen. I quickly realized that I could use AI to create more engaging…

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Mar 25

Why Design Maturity Matters in the Age of AI

Everywhere I look, I see headlines about AI.

Why Design Maturity Matters in the Age of AI

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Mar 16

The ultimate design maturity guide for tech leaders

40% of tech companies today treat design like an afterthought. This guide challenges that mindset by taking you on a journey from that...

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Jan 26

The most popular experience design trends of 2026

In 2026, I’m predicting that designing for intent, Machine Experience (MX) design, designing better prompts, and AI generated Design…

Design Trends of 2026 — by Joe Smiley

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Dec 18, 2025

From MVP to MLP: Transforming Product Development

I’ve written extensively about Minimum Viable Products (MVP), which is a powerful approach to building a new product with enough features…

Illustration comparing an MVP (glass of water) to an MLP (latte).

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Sep 16, 2025

Business insights that prove the value of design

There’s now undeniable evidence that design is a powerful value driver in business.

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Aug 26, 2025

The Death of Product Management

The Product Manager (PM) role has gained prominence in recent years as companies have embraced Agile methodologies to drive innovation and…

The Death of Product Management

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Aug 10, 2025

How design radically transformed a dying industry

All it takes is one creative spark to ignite a fire.

Graphic showing the transformation of the newspaper industry in Europe due to the extraordinary creativity of Jacek Utko.

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Mar 27, 2025

Wow, really powerful words that hit me right in the heart.

To me the amount of change we're seeing in design now is crazy – something I embraced early on but now things seem to be pointed in the…

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Nov 4, 2025

User Research is not optional: arguing like Socrates will help you prove it

User Research (UR) should be something we all agree on that is critical to building the best digital products. But it’s not, and it seems…

User Research is not optional: arguing like Socrates will help you prove it

Joe Smiley

Design Director @ Microsoft / Design for Disruptive Innovation / Entrepreneur / Darden MBA / Author & Speaker / DSRUPTR.com

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