The user experience has changed because the users have changed. The truth of the pandemic is--none of us got out of this unscathed, untouched, unmoved, or unaffected. It is our job, as product designers, to start designing for that reality.

When we, as people of color, celebrate Juneteenth, yes we celebrate the end of suffering and bondage our forefathers endured. But greater still, we rejoice as patriots of this great nation whose better ideals continually triumph over our darker angels. And for that, we are proud to call this imperfect country home.

Creating transformative products starts with a careful balance of rigorous quantitative user research and empathetic, qualitative user research. While quantitative can be quite obvious, qualitative is a practiced skill of profoundly understanding users' needs, insights, and emotions and knowing how to flush them out.

Medical device development is incredibly complex. The guidelines vary from market to market and device to device. This is why finding the right partner to develop and manufacture your medical device products is critical for success and will play a crucial role in how fast you get to market and the total cost of development.

Though disruptive and tragic, there was a major silver lining in the pandemic--the rise of the eco-consumer. This new cohort is bringing sustainability into the mainstream and is willing to spend more on environmentally ethical products that last.

An exhaustive collection of abbreviations, acronyms, regulations, and terms needed to successfully bring a medical device through development, past FDA approval, and ready for manufacturing.