Memristors for Stochastic Computing (AI): Storage and Compute in the Same Location is Possible
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Memristors for Stochastic Computing (AI): Storage and Compute in the Same Location is Possible

The Crystal That Learned to Bob and Weave  A crystal just did something no one thought a solid could do, and it might be a preview of the future of AI hardware. For four centuries, crystallography has rested on one assumption: solids are boring. Atoms find a repeating lattice and stay there; order means periodicity and predictability. It's why we can predict a crystal's properties…
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Preliminary Competitive Analysis: Cara AI for Small Insurance Agencies
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Preliminary Competitive Analysis: Cara AI for Small Insurance Agencies

Executive Summary: Competitive Benchmarking By John Holt (This is an example of competitive analysis) This preliminary competitive analysis establishes a hypothesis-driven baseline that the interview research can validate, challenge, or refine. Small agencies using EZLynx are adopting third-party AI tools, primarily Cara, to fill workflow gaps EVA doesn't yet close. This represents both a competitive threat and a clear product opportunity. Recommendation: pursue a Focused…
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Prompt Portal for Enterprise AI Lifecycle Management – Focus on Adoption and Collaboration
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Prompt Portal for Enterprise AI Lifecycle Management – Focus on Adoption and Collaboration

Client: Southern California Edison (SCE) Timeline: November 2025 – February 2026 (contract with Logic2020.com) Role: Lead Product Designer – UX strategy, React/Python frontend development, enterprise AI platform Team: Business Systems Analyst, Product Owner, AI Architects, Subject Matter Experts Tools: Figma, Maze, VS Code, Copilot Project Summary At Southern California Edison, I led UX design for an enterprise AI prompt portal during a critical three-month discovery phase. The…
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Personas: AI Enterprise Prompt Portal for SCE
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Personas: AI Enterprise Prompt Portal for SCE

To establish the foundation of Southern California Edison’s (SCE) enterprise prompt portal personas, I focused on understanding diverse role-based mental models, moving beyond generic descriptions to specific operational realities; enabling targeted strategies and solutions aligned with SCE’s workforce enablement initiative. Project: AI Enterprise Prompt Portal for Southern California Edison Client: Southern California Edison (I was an embedded Lead UX Designer for Logic20/20)Timeline: November 2025 – February 2026Role: Lead UX…
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User Journeys for Enterprise Prompt Libraries – Southern California Edison
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User Journeys for Enterprise Prompt Libraries – Southern California Edison

Project: AI Enterprise Prompt Portal for Southern California Edison Client: Southern California Edison (I was an embedded Lead UX Designer for Logic20/20)Timeline: November 2025 – February 2026Role: Lead UX Designer – UX strategy, research, prototyping, validationTeam: Project Manger and Business Analysts (BA) worked together with UX during discovery to conduct interviews and synthesize findings. Tools: Figma, interviews, modular design libraries I started by mapping the complete user journey from discovery to execution,…
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The Collaboration Crisis: Why AI Products Expose a Decade of Organizational Failure
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The Collaboration Crisis: Why AI Products Expose a Decade of Organizational Failure

By John Holt, Principle Product Designer | UX for AI Systems Design Most technology companies can't build AI products. Not because they lack technical talent or tools, but because they systematically destroyed the collaborative capabilities AI development requires. The design-to-code automation tools emerging today - Figma to Builder.io, Cursor with ChatGPT, generative React components - aren't empowering designers. They're exposing a fundamental organizational dysfunction. From…
Designing Your AI Product Market Fit (PMF)
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Designing Your AI Product Market Fit (PMF)

Product-market fit (PMF) for AI products means aligning a solution closely with distinct market needs, delivering clear value that naturally drives ongoing demand. Achieving this can be seen as an art of craftsmanship—a thoughtful design that conveys quality and earns trust. Humans can be unpredictable with technology; many expect some sort of magic from AI if only they could trust it. Building this trust means…
Agentic AI – Regulation and Governance
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Agentic AI – Regulation and Governance

Regulations and governance for AI agents are evolving rapidly, focusing on risk-based frameworks and the need for robust oversight. The European Union's AI Act represents a comprehensive regulatory approach, classifying AI systems by risk level—unacceptable, high, limited, or minimal risk—and imposing corresponding requirements, particularly for high-risk systems used in sensitive sectors. This legislation includes specific provisions for general-purpose AI models, mandating obligations related to cybersecurity, red…
UX Design for Agents 
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UX Design for Agents 

Microsoft principles and guidelines for building agentic experiences By Microsoft Design - April 2025 Mark Weiser, the visionary behind ubiquitous computing, once said, “The most profound technologies are those that disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable from it.” In other words, good design is invisible, allowing us to accomplish tasks and achieve our goals without technology getting…