brian mcconnell·Dec 17, 2023Intentional ConsumptionOn the last night of Channukah, I gave each of my kids their first vinyl record from their current favorite artist (Taylor Swift and…
brian mcconnell·Nov 13, 2023A Little Feedback, OftenI learned how to balance a broomstick on my chin and to juggle when I was about 14. The best thing about knowing how to juggle is…
brian mcconnell·Oct 16, 2023Leadership Lessons From NatureThere are many amazing frameworks for design leadership published to learn from: Four quadrants, Ikigai People Management, Five Ps, Servant…
brian mcconnell·Sep 30, 2023Intentional ConsumptionOn the last night of Chanukah, I gave each of my kids their first vinyl record from their current favorite artist (Taylor Swift and Imagine…
brian mcconnell·Sep 17, 2023What’s the lifespan of your design?I recently refurbished a vintage road bike (1988 Cannondale Black Lightning) that was sitting unused in my apartment. Cobbling together a…
InBrian McConnellbybrian mcconnell·Jun 14, 2022Good People Management Is InvisibleThe planet Neptune is 4.3 billion — billion, with a B — kilometers away from Earth. It’s so far away that it is the only planet in our…
InBrian McConnellbybrian mcconnell·Feb 12, 2022Olympics, Danger and Being a Good NeighborOlympics fever has gripped the McConnell household as I’m sure it has for many of you. It’s brought my family together (on the couch at…
brian mcconnell·Nov 10, 2021What Is Design Leadership?The vocabulary of product design is full of phrases and terms that we all assume we have a shared definition of. We use terms like…
brian mcconnell·Nov 10, 2021High Performing Design TeamsHow do you make the total greater than the sum of the parts?
InBrian McConnellbybrian mcconnell·Oct 14, 2021Travel Made Me A Better DesignerI learned to drive stick-shift in a pouring rainstorm, late at night, on a ferry crossing the Gulf of Corinth. The mini-car stalled out on…
