
cwodtke.com
September 8, 2026
12 min read
45/100
Summary
Disappointed Optimists Every time I give a talk on design, someone finds me afterward. They wait out the handshakes and the business cards, and then they ask a version of the same question. How do I make THEM do things the RIGHT WAY? (this happens with other disciplines too, but it ALWAYS happens when I talk to designers.) I never have a good answer. Sometimes I talk about persuasion, sometimes so...