Essays

A book, written in public, one chapter at a time.

Sixteen chapters on what happens to user‑centred design when the machine joins the team: our attention, judgement, intent, authority, and care.

LatestOut of practice In handThe thing never written down

01The book

Sixteen chapters, six parts.

The whole book, part by part. The published chapters are links.

  1. Part 01

    Foundations

    Why the practice exists, and the two loops the rest of the book turns on.

  2. Part 02

    Attention

    What we stop noticing once the machine drafts everything, and the loop of one that agrees with itself.

    One chapter to come.

  3. Part 03

    Judgement

    What judgement is for when a fluent answer always arrives first.

    Three chapters to come.

  4. Part 04

    Intent

    Reading what a person actually wants, when the model reads for purpose, not words.

    Three chapters to come.

  5. Part 05

    Authority

    Whose reading of the user is allowed to count, and who decides.

    Two chapters to come.

  6. Part 06

    Identity and care

    What our craft, identity, and duty of care become once a machine joins the team.

    Two chapters to come.