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:
" I thought I could skip the architecture step, but I ended up with spaghetti code that broke constantly. "
The Pygmalion Effect: In Which a Vibe Coding Experiment Becomes a Million Lines…
August 14, 2025
" Give a s**t about your topic. If you’re not trying to change something, why are you on stage? "
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
" 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
" We put product managers at the center to map what they see, say, do, and also think and feel based on our collective experiences. "
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
" Storytelling helps us speak in the language and context that motivates each team and stakeholder. "
Afternoon Insights Panel
December 6, 2022
" Data can be seductive, but focusing only on clicks risks sacrificing the user perspective. "
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