How to Cope With a Rare Disease

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Dan: I actually have two rare diseases. The one I started as a support group for is called Kalman's Syndrome, and it's a rare endocrine disorder. My body doesn't make any of its own hormones, sex hormones, honestly. Even though I was born male, identified male, there's something wrong with the feedback mechanism in my endocrine system. So I'm on hormone replacement therapy, which allows me to go through puberty and now live an essentially normal life.

Dan Brown inspires us to get great at asking questions because 'the question' is one of our most invincible resources. He reminds us to maintain a spirit of collaboration with the the team members we’re struggling with since they care as much about the project as we do. He encourages us to always peer beneath the surface at the underlying structure of whatever we’re working on. He also motivates us to never settle.

Secret Identity (7:47)
Origin Story (9:29)
Biggest Failure (20:23)
Awkward Testing Story (23:27)
Design Superpower (28:04)
Design Kryptonite (30:52)
UX Superhero Name (33:50)
Fights for Users (36:08)
Habit of Success (40:54)
Invincible Resource (43:27)
Recommended Book (51:23)
Practical Design Discovery (53:40)
Overcoming Team Tension (57:00)
Best Advice (69:04)
Contact Info (71:48)

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