Hi! I'm Matt Dobson.
Welcome to my site!
I’m a human-centered designer and product manager with more than a decade of experience in public and private sector innovation and digital transformation.
I use this site to share my work, some thoughts, and some short fiction.
10x Concepts: Tell Us Once
Case Studies
10x Venture Studio launches a new product portfolio to reduce the cost of providing information to the federal government
Head Start: Training & Technical Assistance SmartHub
Case Studies
10x Venture Studio launches a new product portfolio to reduce the cost of providing information to the federal government
Experiments in conversational design
Case Studies
A series of lean experiments to understand how voice technology might augment integrated care delivery and in-home care
Personify: User Research Website
Case Studies
Developed an internal website for designers and researchers at Humana to securely document and share user research insights.
MyHumana Redesign
Case Studies
I led design for the reimagined MyHumana, the company’s secure member portal, improving accessibility and user experience for their 15 million members.
The Louisville Paper
Case Studies
The Louisville Paper was a monthly magazine dedicated to celebrating all the good things happening in Louisville. The magazine had a strong focus on local arts, culture, and social activism.
Last drink, Bird Head
Fiction
You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here. A short sketch of a conversation at the end of a long night.
I don’t sleep, I dream
Fiction
What if…dreams are actually the path to our collective unconscious, and what would happen if that collective unconscious was commercialized into social media?
The Price of Attention
Fiction
A short story exploring a place at the intersection of our attention economy and augmented reality. A place we call, the grocery store.
Divine Selection
Fiction
A short story about making tough decisions – originally written it for a First Line Journal submission.
On the internet nobody knows you’re a dog
Fiction
I wrote this while working for a health insurance company and thinking about the future of healthcare, AI, and the gig economy.