Peter Merholz
Co-author of Org Design for Design Orgs
Peter Merholz has been active in digital design and product for 25 years, most notably in building Adaptive Path, and now a design executive and product leader. He co-wrote Org Design for Design Orgs (O’Reilly), the first book focused on the organizational, managerial, and operational challenges of building in-house design teams.
Rosenverse talks by Peter:
" The ultimate measure is did we build the right thing and did it have the expected impact? "
A Genuine Conversation about the Future of UX Research (Videoconference)
March 20, 2024
" The prioritization dance is more like conducting an orchestra—balancing many voices for collective agreement. "
How to make UX research leadership more effective [Advancing Research Community Workshop Series] (Videoconference)
October 26, 2023
" No designer should ever work alone in part for this reason—you need teams to enable different flavors of designers working together. "
Keeping Design Weird
October 2, 2023
" Playing politics in UX leadership is about maximizing relationships ethically to advance your agenda, not about being underhanded. "
The Trials and Tribulations of Directors of UX (Videoconference)
July 13, 2023
" People want to grow in a bushy way, not just linearly up a ladder. "
The Mysterious Case of the Missing UX Career Path (Videoconference)
August 25, 2022
" Elevating design leadership close to the CEO demonstrates that design truly matters in the company. "
Design at Scale is People!
June 11, 2021
" When you organize design around customer journeys, features become weigh stations along the path, not the focus. "
Customer-Centered Design Organizations
June 8, 2017