The Feed & The Thread - January 15, 2026

In This Episode Building technology products can seem complicated despite advancements in methodologies like Agile UX design significantly influences a company’s profitability through interactive experiences AI is changing software development by enabling as-needed feature generation Articles Mentioned “Building Technology Products Is Easy, But We Made It Complicated” by Kike Peña (UX Design.cc) - https://uxdesign.cc/building-technology-products-is-easy-but-we-made-it-complicated-7f709039e7b8?source=rss----138adf9c44c---4 “How UX Directly Impacts P&L” by Charles Leclercq (UX Design.cc) - https://uxdesign.cc/how-ux-directly-impacts-p-l-207cfe19fdc1?source=rss----138adf9c44c---4 “AI Enables As-Needed Software Features” by [email protected] (LukeW) - https://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?2139 Community Discussions r/UXDesign - Client feedback on images is harder than the design itself r/UXResearch - How do you feel about the use of AI in qualitative research? r/UXDesign - Is this field not for introverts? I think I made a mistake in that case r/UXResearch - Metrics to measure UX r/UXResearch - New UXR grad doing “everything right” but still no opportunities. What am I missing? Announcement Chicago Camps is hosting UX Camp Winter on Saturday, February 21st at chicagocamps.org About The Feed & The Thread The Feed & The Thread is a daily summary of UX articles found in the industry and some light-touch updates from the UX Community found in online forums. It’s brief, and meant as a light-touch overview of what’s happening across UX.