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Thoughts, experience and perspectives on UX design, digital products, product leadership, AI, platforms and technology — from current hands-on work to an archive spanning almost ten years.

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Latest Articles.

Current perspectives on software, UX and digital product development.

Software Is the New Driving Experience: How Poor UX Holds Back the VW ID. Buzz

Automotive UX · Software

Software Is the New Driving Experience: How Poor UX Holds Back the VW ID. Buzz

2026 · 14 min read

My experience with software, infotainment and controls in the VW ID. Buzz — and why small UX issues shape the entire customer experience.

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UX Designers Spend Too Much Time in Figma — and Too Little in Their Own Product

UX Design · Product Design

UX Designers Spend Too Much Time in Figma — and Too Little in Their Own Product

2026 · 13 min read

Why UX designers should use their own product intensively — and how heavy use reveals friction that remains invisible in Figma.

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3DE-Commerce

E-Commerce · 3D · external

Product Configurators as the Future of E-Commerce

2025 · 5 min read

Why configurators give customers more individuality while opening new paths to revenue growth for companies.

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Article Archive.

From product strategy and UX research to SaaS, AI and frontend technology.

AI · Content · external

AI Avatars as a Game Changer for Content Creation

2024 · 4 min read

An assessment of Synthesia and HeyGen, plus an outlook on trends in digital communication.

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SaaS · Product · external

B2B SaaS Projects with Potential

2024 · 5 min read

Where companies increasingly rely on SaaS solutions to digitize processes.

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Product · Platforms · external

Niche Dating Apps on the Rise

2023 · 4 min read

Why clearly positioned niche dating platforms can grow and which target groups remain underserved.

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UX Research · external

User Research: An Overview of Methods

2023 · 5 min read

Which research methods are available and how companies can embed user research in their product process for the long term.

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Mobile · Delivery · external

Accelerating a Mobile App Rollout

2021 · 3 min read

Five practical levers for making a mobile app rollout faster and smoother.

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UX Design · external

A New UX for Push Notifications

2021 · 4 min read

How a redesigned notification experience can increase engagement in a social dating app.

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AI · Health · external

Mina — an AI Chatbot for Mental Health

2020 · 5 min read

The story behind an AI-based chatbot and the specific challenges of this field.

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Technology · CMS · external

Is Strapi Ready for the Mainstream?

2020 · 4 min read

An assessment of the headless CMS Strapi and where it truly makes sense.

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3D · Product · external

3D Configurator for Franke Water Systems

2019 · 6 min read

How an international 3D product configurator was created — process, technology choices and lessons learned.

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Agile · Delivery · external

Scrum: Agile Project Management

2018 · 4 min read

Agile methods for iterative product development and more efficient team collaboration.

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Technology · Frontend · external

Angular vs. React

2018 · 5 min read

A look at components, templates, data binding, performance and the ecosystems of both frameworks.

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Technology · Frontend · external

Frontend Development: Today’s Tools vs. 2007

2017 · 6 min read

A look back at frontend development — modern tools compared with 2007.

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Press.

Interviews and contributions on AI, digital work models and responsible product development.

Press · external

Mac Life — “ChatGPT Cannot Replace Therapists Yet”

Perspectives on AI in healthcare, the limits of digital support and responsible product development.

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Press · external

WirtschaftsWoche — Digital Work Models and Remote Collaboration

Insights into modern work models, distributed teams and digital organizational structures.

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Press · external

Handelsblatt — AI Chatbots in Coaching and Therapy

Use cases, opportunities and limitations of AI-based chatbots in sensitive consulting and coaching contexts.

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Podcasts.

Conversations about AI, mental health, remote work and entrepreneurial product work.

Podcast · external

AI to I — Episode 2: Therapy and Mental Health

AI as a therapist: insights into the development of AI-supported mental-health applications such as Mina. Spotify, Januaryy 2025.

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Podcast · external

Recruiting Your Ideal Employees — Remote Work & Entrepreneurial Freedom

A conversation about remote work, distributed teams and entrepreneurial freedom in agency life. Pocket Casts, July 2022.

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