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Ross Chapman

Product design leader with 18 years experience leading hundreds of digital products and innovation programmes.

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Hello Operator? 🔥

Hey there, We're nearly at the end of January, so I thought it was high time to roll out a new newsletter, and what an incredible week it has been in AI, Product and Business: Open AI shares Operator - an AI agent that can start doing your repetitive browser based work for you (only available on the premium tier in the U.S., but still... Perplexity launches a mobile assistant and I've started coding with AI assistance in Cursor! So without further ado, here's this week's updates in AI,...

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Hey there, I use ChatGPT every day. I’m practically begging Figma to roll out AI to our team. And if something has those magic letters “A” and “I,” I’m already signed up. But this isn’t about jumping on a trend. It’s rooted in a philosophy I’ve always believed: computers exist to handle the heavy lifting, freeing us to focus on what really matters—thinking, creating, and making meaningful impact. Last night, I was revisiting my Product Design Sprint template and migrating it into FigJam. One...

Hey subscriber, Last Friday, I attended the AI x Design Summit without any expectations—just a curious mindset and a bit of a break from my recent focus on business growth. Over the past couple of years, I’ve prioritised business growth over stepping back to reconnect with the wider design and tech community. I used to ask, “Will this help grow the business?” and if the answer was “no,” I’d skip it. Now, as I look toward new horizons, getting back into the community feels like a good way to...

Hey subscriber, I'm kicking off something new here. Having run a number of newsletters over the years, and having moved around in my career quite a lot (!), I'm starting to gain a better understanding about what I do and what value I bring to the world. This (new) newsletter is a big part of that. I want to write, share and create within design, product and the growing influence of artificial intelligence. I've been really excited about using tools like ChatGPT in my work, and I can start to...