ReadingCreative SelectionKen Kocienda
Demos beat specs. Show the thing, argue about the thing.
I'm passionate about building software, systems, and spaces that enable people to achieve more.
Currently Design Engineer & Member of Technical Staff at Arca, working on better ways for AI and development teams to build.
I've built world-class experiences while scaling teams at series-stage startups and enterprises. My background spans design, engineering, product, and marketing. BFA in Creative Strategy & Interaction Design from SCAD, plus certifications from the Interaction Design Foundation (UX) and Scrum Alliance.
Across design I've shipped 0–1 products, redesigned legacy platforms, run research, and deployed experiments that drive engagement. In leadership and DRI roles I've managed directs, planned resourcing, set design/product strategy, and raised craft across the org.
tldr
- ■Span design, engineering, marketing, and product
- ■Ship 0–1 experiences with high craft, personalization, and taste
- ■Cut operational and cognitive overhead with high craft experiences
- ■Scale impact through collaboration and a bias for action
Current workbench
Cabinet of curiosities
An exhibition of passing interests. Every object has a small story.
Good things.
Kept close.
7 finds across books, screens, and sound.
WatchingLanternsHBO
Hal Jordan and John Stewart investigate a murder on Earth.
ReadingThinking in SystemsDonella Meadows
The leverage is almost never where the complaint is.
WatchingWidow’s BayApple TV
Comedy and mystery in Widow’s Bay.
ReadingShape UpRyan Singer
Fix the time, flex the scope. Appetite is a design constraint.
WatchingAndorDisney+
How Cassian Andor becomes part of the rebellion.
WatchingToonami Rising SunTarnished Gamer
Saturday-morning cartoons, collected as full episodes.