Ron Rundus

Author: Ron Rundus

  • Climate Change Snapshots for Project Drawdown

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    Ron Rundus

    This visualization exercise is based on a data chart posted by Dr. Jonathan Foley on Bluesky. Dr. Foley is the Executive Director of Project Drawdown, a solution-focused NGO doing outreach and problem-solving on climate change. The donut chart is exactly what I’ve been trying to locate for some time: a single source of truth on…

  • The Seven Roles of AI in the Human/AI LLM Relationship

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    Ron Rundus

    In its previous conversation with me on design hierarchy, Claude was not just serving as an assistant but as an analyst. What I’d originally inferred as Claude missing the point, it was actually just responding with its own perception of my intent and provided me the feedback I’d expect from a product user or colleague…

  • AI/LLM’s in Design Practice: Working as a Team of 1, With Claude AI

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    Ron Rundus

    Following up with on the previous post, Visualized: Usable, Useful, & Desirable Design, With Claude AI. The quick summary: the output Claude provided based on my content was outstanding but also really needed some work. To summarize again: The Results Original Version I loved the visual treatment. A really clever way to illustrate the concept,…

  • Visualized: Usable, Useful, & Desirable Design, With Claude AI

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    Ron Rundus

    As a practical follow up to this post on Usable, Useful, & Desirable Design, I’m sharing the process of how I created a visualization to complement the writing. This is not only about visualization but the use of AI in the process and how I benefited from it. A lot. Here are a couple of…

  • Usable, Useful, & Desirable Design

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    Ron Rundus

    A user on Bluesky (Mar, 2026) posted this visualization on how we might rank the experience of our products.  I’ve seen several variants of this pyramid which indicate a lack of widespread agreement. But if we’re using this as a yardstick of a successful (aka, desirable) product, it seems a little off the mark. In…

  • How to Run a Design Thinking Session

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    Ron Rundus

    Running a successful design thinking session involves fostering a collaborative and creative environment to solve complex problems. This is a guide to help you run an effective design thinking session. The process consists of many elements that aren’t necessarily linear in nature. Similar elements in this visual are grouped by color. 1. Assemble a diverse…