Dan(iel) Ritz(enthaler)
@danritz.com
Interrogating the edges of design, research, and management. Figuring out better ways to describe progress for people building and using software.
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Dan(iel) Ritz(enthaler)
@danritz.com
· Nov 19
"I have yet to see any problem, however complicated, which, when looked at in the right way, did not become still more complicated." — Poul Anderson
September 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
New favorite thing! Design Theory and Philosophy — Erik Stolterman
https://wurkit.com/posts/design-theory-and-philosophy-erik-stolterman
https://wurkit.com/posts/design-theory-and-philosophy-erik-stolterman
Design Theory and Philosophy — Erik Stolterman - Dan Ritz → Favorites
This conversation on Design Theory and Philosophy with Erik Stolterman is a wonderful anchoring to what design is about. What it’s for. Warnings against thinking about it as a prescriptive process....
wurkit.com
September 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
New favorite thing! Design Theory and Philosophy — Erik Stolterman
https://wurkit.com/posts/design-theory-and-philosophy-erik-stolterman
https://wurkit.com/posts/design-theory-and-philosophy-erik-stolterman
New favorite thing! On Writing Well — William Zinsser
https://wurkit.com/posts/on-writing-well-william-zinsser
https://wurkit.com/posts/on-writing-well-william-zinsser
September 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
New favorite thing! On Writing Well — William Zinsser
https://wurkit.com/posts/on-writing-well-william-zinsser
https://wurkit.com/posts/on-writing-well-william-zinsser
September 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
New favorite thing! Collective Problem Solving in Music, Science, Art — Jessica Kerr
https://wurkit.com/posts/collective-problem-solving-in-music-science-art-jessica-kerr
https://wurkit.com/posts/collective-problem-solving-in-music-science-art-jessica-kerr
Collective Problem Solving in Music, Science, Art — Jessica Kerr - Dan Ritz → Favorites
A system is not the sum of its parts. Jessica Kerr talks about collective problem solving in context of software development teams using stories from the history of music as a...
wurkit.com
September 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
New favorite thing! Collective Problem Solving in Music, Science, Art — Jessica Kerr
https://wurkit.com/posts/collective-problem-solving-in-music-science-art-jessica-kerr
https://wurkit.com/posts/collective-problem-solving-in-music-science-art-jessica-kerr
New favorite thing! The Design Way — Harold G. Nelson and Erik Stolterman
https://wurkit.com/posts/the-design-way-harold-g-nelson-and-erik-stolterman
https://wurkit.com/posts/the-design-way-harold-g-nelson-and-erik-stolterman
September 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
New favorite thing! The Design Way — Harold G. Nelson and Erik Stolterman
https://wurkit.com/posts/the-design-way-harold-g-nelson-and-erik-stolterman
https://wurkit.com/posts/the-design-way-harold-g-nelson-and-erik-stolterman
New favorite thing! The Death and Life of Great American Cities — Jane Jacobs
https://wurkit.com/posts/the-death-and-life-of-great-american-cities-jane-jacobs
https://wurkit.com/posts/the-death-and-life-of-great-american-cities-jane-jacobs
September 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
New favorite thing! The Death and Life of Great American Cities — Jane Jacobs
https://wurkit.com/posts/the-death-and-life-of-great-american-cities-jane-jacobs
https://wurkit.com/posts/the-death-and-life-of-great-american-cities-jane-jacobs
New favorite thing! Sable (Soundtrack) — Japanese Breakfast
https://wurkit.com/posts/sable-soundtrack-japanese-breakfast
https://wurkit.com/posts/sable-soundtrack-japanese-breakfast
September 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
New favorite thing! Sable (Soundtrack) — Japanese Breakfast
https://wurkit.com/posts/sable-soundtrack-japanese-breakfast
https://wurkit.com/posts/sable-soundtrack-japanese-breakfast
September 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
September 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
New article: Design and Research “AI” is Paving the Wrong Roads
https://www.danritz.com/articles/design-and-research-ai-is-paving-the-wrong-roads/
https://www.danritz.com/articles/design-and-research-ai-is-paving-the-wrong-roads/
Design and Research “AI” is Paving the Wrong Roads
I want to see how they work. I want to personally explore and critique their potential value. I want to have a “library” of experiments to pull from as I encounter new obstacles. Experiments I can combine or extend from memory without needing time to figure out how to do them in the moment.
www.danritz.com
August 13, 2025 at 12:22 AM
New article: Design and Research “AI” is Paving the Wrong Roads
https://www.danritz.com/articles/design-and-research-ai-is-paving-the-wrong-roads/
https://www.danritz.com/articles/design-and-research-ai-is-paving-the-wrong-roads/
August 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
New favorite thing! On Writing Well — William Zinsser
https://dan.pika.page/posts/on-writing-well-william-zinsser
https://dan.pika.page/posts/on-writing-well-william-zinsser
June 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
New favorite thing! On Writing Well — William Zinsser
https://dan.pika.page/posts/on-writing-well-william-zinsser
https://dan.pika.page/posts/on-writing-well-william-zinsser
New favorite thing! Collective Problem Solving in Music, Science, Art — Jessica Kerr
https://dan.pika.page/posts/collective-problem-solving-in-music-science-art-jessica-kerr
https://dan.pika.page/posts/collective-problem-solving-in-music-science-art-jessica-kerr
Collective Problem Solving in Music, Science, Art — Jessica Kerr - Dan(iel) Ritz(enthaler)
A system is not the sum of its parts. Jessica Kerr talks about collective problem solving in context of software development teams using stories from the history of music as a...
dan.pika.page
May 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
New favorite thing! Collective Problem Solving in Music, Science, Art — Jessica Kerr
https://dan.pika.page/posts/collective-problem-solving-in-music-science-art-jessica-kerr
https://dan.pika.page/posts/collective-problem-solving-in-music-science-art-jessica-kerr
April 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
New article: Situationally Reflective Design
https://www.danritz.com/articles/situationally-reflective-design/
https://www.danritz.com/articles/situationally-reflective-design/
April 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
New article: Situationally Reflective Design
https://www.danritz.com/articles/situationally-reflective-design/
https://www.danritz.com/articles/situationally-reflective-design/
Reposted by Dan(iel) Ritz(enthaler)
I've done the best work of my entire career in my current job for 2 main reasons:
1. I stopped worrying about what I'm supposed to do and only do what I think is best for the project.
2. My manager trusts me enough to give me the agency to do #1
1. I stopped worrying about what I'm supposed to do and only do what I think is best for the project.
2. My manager trusts me enough to give me the agency to do #1
April 17, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I've done the best work of my entire career in my current job for 2 main reasons:
1. I stopped worrying about what I'm supposed to do and only do what I think is best for the project.
2. My manager trusts me enough to give me the agency to do #1
1. I stopped worrying about what I'm supposed to do and only do what I think is best for the project.
2. My manager trusts me enough to give me the agency to do #1
Reposted by Dan(iel) Ritz(enthaler)
UX Fortune Cookie:
Every click should be a confident decision, not a desperate guess.
#ux #fortunecookie
Every click should be a confident decision, not a desperate guess.
#ux #fortunecookie
April 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
UX Fortune Cookie:
Every click should be a confident decision, not a desperate guess.
#ux #fortunecookie
Every click should be a confident decision, not a desperate guess.
#ux #fortunecookie
New favorite thing! Design Theory and Philosophy — Erik Stolterman
https://dan.pika.page/posts/design-theory-and-philosophy-erik-stolterman
https://dan.pika.page/posts/design-theory-and-philosophy-erik-stolterman
Design Theory and Philosophy — Erik Stolterman - Dan(iel) Ritz(enthaler)
This conversation on Design Theory and Philosophy with Erik Stolterman is a wonderful anchoring to what design is about. What it’s for. Warnings against thinking about it as a prescriptive process....
dan.pika.page
April 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
New favorite thing! Design Theory and Philosophy — Erik Stolterman
https://dan.pika.page/posts/design-theory-and-philosophy-erik-stolterman
https://dan.pika.page/posts/design-theory-and-philosophy-erik-stolterman
Reading a clever job posting with useful criteria:
- At least 8 years of [experience type]
- Last 4 of 8 years in [industry type]
- Last 2 of 4 years in [company size/stage]
Ratchet up or down as needed. Anyone getting hundreds of applications is doing it wrong. And wasting a lot of people’s time.
- At least 8 years of [experience type]
- Last 4 of 8 years in [industry type]
- Last 2 of 4 years in [company size/stage]
Ratchet up or down as needed. Anyone getting hundreds of applications is doing it wrong. And wasting a lot of people’s time.
April 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Reading a clever job posting with useful criteria:
- At least 8 years of [experience type]
- Last 4 of 8 years in [industry type]
- Last 2 of 4 years in [company size/stage]
Ratchet up or down as needed. Anyone getting hundreds of applications is doing it wrong. And wasting a lot of people’s time.
- At least 8 years of [experience type]
- Last 4 of 8 years in [industry type]
- Last 2 of 4 years in [company size/stage]
Ratchet up or down as needed. Anyone getting hundreds of applications is doing it wrong. And wasting a lot of people’s time.
New article: Systems Exhaustion and Playing Whack-A-Mole
https://www.danritz.com/articles/systems-exhaustion-and-playing-whack-a-mole/
https://www.danritz.com/articles/systems-exhaustion-and-playing-whack-a-mole/
April 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
New article: Systems Exhaustion and Playing Whack-A-Mole
https://www.danritz.com/articles/systems-exhaustion-and-playing-whack-a-mole/
https://www.danritz.com/articles/systems-exhaustion-and-playing-whack-a-mole/
Reposted by Dan(iel) Ritz(enthaler)
If I ran an online 6-week creative writing course on philosophical fiction with a focus on Ursula Le Guin, would you sign up? €195 for the whole course, but I would also make sure there were some free places and some subsidised places.
I'm also thinking of doing an Iris Murdoch focused one, too.
I'm also thinking of doing an Iris Murdoch focused one, too.
April 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
If I ran an online 6-week creative writing course on philosophical fiction with a focus on Ursula Le Guin, would you sign up? €195 for the whole course, but I would also make sure there were some free places and some subsidised places.
I'm also thinking of doing an Iris Murdoch focused one, too.
I'm also thinking of doing an Iris Murdoch focused one, too.
Reposted by Dan(iel) Ritz(enthaler)
A website where every week one person is selected to compile a 10-12 song playlist with a theme and accompanying artwork to be released on the Friday afternoon for everyone to listen to.
It is always one person per week.
It is always one person per week.
March 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A website where every week one person is selected to compile a 10-12 song playlist with a theme and accompanying artwork to be released on the Friday afternoon for everyone to listen to.
It is always one person per week.
It is always one person per week.
Reposted by Dan(iel) Ritz(enthaler)
