Research Manifesto
Operating principles for turning curiosity into reality and complexity into clarity.
01 / Core Principles
Prototype > Perfect
Build it before you present it. Feel it, break it, learn from it. Rapid prototyping beats endless planning.
Dissolve the Complexity
Advanced systems should feel intuitive. For most experiences, if users need a manual, the design failed. Make technology seamless and invisible.
Cross-Disciplinary Thinking
Anthropology + Engineering + Design. The breakthrough insights often hide in the overlaps, not the specializations.
Ship Early, Iterate Always
Perfect is the enemy of insight. Get it in front of real users and let reality teach you.
Question Everything
Especially success. The most dangerous phrase in research is "we've always done it this way" - the world is changing fast...
Augment, Don't Replace
Technology should amplify human expertise, not demand translation. Build systems that read your mind, not your keystrokes.
02 / Research Values
- →The best research lives in the messy, exciting phase between idea and product
- →Innovation happens when you ship, and solve a real user problem
- →Teach the next generation—they'll ask the questions you forgot to consider
- →If it doesn't improve someone's life, it's just a demo
03 / Things I Don't Believe In
- ✕Perfect wireframes before working prototypes
- ✕Innovation theater (meetings about meetings about innovation)
- ✕Building experiences that makes people feel dumb
- ✕Features that exist because 'competitors have it'
- ✕Technology for technology's sake
This manifesto is subject to change. As it should be.