014 When Product and Design Roles Blur
We explore how AI is blurring product and design roles, why trust matters more than ever, and how curiosity, communication, and feedback help teams move faster without losing perspective.
Metsy Rose
Metsy Rose is a product leader, strategist, and co-host of Pixels & Priorities, exploring product management, UX design, AI, leadership, and human-centered digital work.
Creative Work & Career Growth
013 Build Your Network Before You Need It
Metsy Rose, J Schuh, and Brian Sullivan explore authentic networking, community building, introversion, career resilience, and why product, design, research, and strategy professionals need to get out of their bubbles.
UX Research & Product Strategy
012 UX Research to Product Strategy in the AI Era
Metsy Rose, J Schuh, and Brian Sullivan explore stakeholder empathy, UX research, product strategy, and why AI can surface signals, but human judgment still drives meaningful product decisions.
Human-Centered Leadership
011 Empathy at Work: The Hidden Pressures of Product and Design
Metsy Rose and J Schuh explore empathy in product management and UX design, including trust, emotional intelligence, team systems, design pressure, product playbooks, and cross-functional collaboration.
Modern Work
010 Unicorns, Humans, and the Future of Creative Work
Metsy Rose, J Schuh, and Kirsten Rourke explore the myth of the “unicorn” professional, the rise of AI in product management and UX design, and why deeply human skills remain essential for creative leadership and collaboration.
Modern Work
009 When the Plan Breaks: Trust, Pivots, and Real Leadership
What happens when good ideas hit organizational resistance? Metsy Rose, J Schuh, and Kirsten Rourke explore authenticity, emotional intelligence, trust, and leadership in product management and UX design.
Creative Work & Career Growth
008 Unicorns, T-Shapes, and the Myth of Mastery
Metsy Rose and J Schuh explore the pressure to become a “unicorn” in product management and UX design, why collaboration beats impossible mastery, and how real expertise develops through experience, failure, and human-centered teamwork.
AI in Product & Design
007 Signal Over Noise: Designing with Intention in an AI World
Metsy Rose and J Schuh explore AI in product management, UX design, product strategy, and human-centered design, examining how thoughtful leaders can cut through AI hype and build meaningful customer experiences.
AI in Product & Design
006 Don’t Let AI Do Your Thinking
This episode offers a thoughtful and practical conversation about AI fluency, professional pressure, and why human-centered thinking still matters more than ever.
AI in Product & Design
005 Designing at the Speed of AI: Part 2
Metsy Rose, J Schuh, and Preston McCulley explore practical AI workflows for product managers and UX designers, including automation, iteration, adaptive experiences, and AI-powered product strategy.
AI in Product & Design
004 Designing at the Speed of AI: Part 1
Preston McCauley joins us to explore AI orchestration, dynamic roadmaps, UX design evolution, and how AI is reshaping product management and digital product development.
AI in Product & Design
003 AI Can Get You There Fast... But Where Are You Going?
Metsy Rose and J Schuh explore AI ethics at work, including speed, accountability, data privacy, bias, guardrails, and why human judgment matters more as AI becomes part of product and design workflows.