AI · Product · UX

Practical AI for teams under pressure to show a return.

I help organisations find the (often) unglamorous problems where AI genuinely pays off. I focus on high-value but low-risk bottlenecks. Then I prove the ROI before scaling up.

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Colman Walsh speaking on stage at UX Insight — On stage at UX Insight, April 2026

Consulting Find the right AI problem, design a solution that fits how people work, and prove the ROI with a small pilot. As a project, or as your fractional head of AI, product or UX. How I work → Speaking Talks that make AI make sense, for conferences, leadership offsites and industry events. See talks → Training Hands-on sessions that help leaders and teams understand AI and spot where it can really help. See sessions →

Why I do this

Most AI projects fail for the same reason most technology projects fail: the problem wasn’t clear before the solution was built.

Bringing clarity is what I do.

For 30 years I’ve helped users, teams and people signing cheques see complicated things clearly. Right now, nothing in business is more complicated and confounding than AI. So this is where I spend my time.

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About

I’m Colman. I’ve been making complicated things clear since 1999.

I’ve worked in UX and product teams for my entire career, from the west coast of the United States to the east coast of Ireland.

Since 2013 I’ve been CEO of UX Design Institute, helping a community of over 15,000 designers learn their trade.

I take on a small number of projects each year, helping teams find solutions to their thorniest problems.

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Let’s talk.

Tell me what you’re wrestling with. If I’m not the right person, I’ll say so.

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