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Week 32 2024

My son and I saw Deadpool & Wolverine last night, and it was a riot. But the best part was knowing…

August 6, 2024

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Week 31 2024

August. I worked in the design field for about fifteen years before becoming a professor; during that time, August was just…

August 1, 2024

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Week 30 2024

I’m at our Utah cabin now, and there is no wireless signal, so I’m typing this at the dining table and…

July 22, 2024

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Week 29 2024

Yesterday, I took my kids and nephews of my wife’s family to Meow Wolf: Omega Mart in Las Vegas for a…

July 19, 2024

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Field Note

Experience Design

Regrouping and Renewal

We leave for Utah tomorrow. My wife’s family built a cabin there in the mid-1970s, and we try to get back…

July 11, 2024

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Field Note

Experience Design

Patriotism Is Getting More Complicated

What a strange Independence Day. When I was a kid, my room featured three bold, 7-inch tall red, white, and blue…

July 4, 2024

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Field Note

Futures Thinking

49, And I Still Haven’t Figured Work Out

I turned 49 years old today—one event in a packed week in which I facilitated a reading group, gave a talk…

June 27, 2024

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Week 25 2024

“…if needed.” It’s another softball weekend—my daughter plays on a travel team, and we just finished a full day of games.…

June 22, 2024

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Week 24 2024

King’s Island may be my new favorite place to work. I’m at KI today with my daughter and her boyfriend. While…

June 13, 2024

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Week 23 2024

I have been married for 25 years (and one day) as of today. Wow. 25 years! Living with someone that long…

June 6, 2024

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Week 22 2024

Following the last few weeks, my wife and I took a trip to German Village in Columbus, Ohio. A good friend…

June 1, 2024

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Week 21 2024

Conferences are so inspiring! After a whirlwind week at the UCDA Design Education Summit, I’m in the Mesa, Arizona airport, filled…

May 23, 2024

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