Ken Madden · Technology & Innovation
Technology works. People are the hard part.
Hi. I am Ken. I spend my time figuring out how technology works — and then figuring out how to make it work for actual people. Just getting it to work has never been enough. This is where I think, make, and share.
In the moment
The latest from across the site — thoughts, sounds, and experiments. Let's share a moment.
Technology doesn't tell the story. It takes you somewhere the story couldn't go on its own.
I've spent 25 years at the intersection of technology and human experience — and I still find it the most interesting place to be. My work is about creating experiences and pushing what's possible. But underneath that, it's really about storytelling. Technology brings a depth to storytelling you simply can't get to without it. That's what keeps me here.
What you won't find on my LinkedIn: I make music. I think about sound the way I think about everything else — as an experience to be designed. I have a wife, a son, and a daughter who constantly open my eyes to things I wouldn't have seen on my own. And I love physical experience just as much as digital. When the two come together well — really well — it's magical. That's what gets me up in the morning. It's a little trite. I know. But it's true.
Thoughts
Thinking out loud about technology, experience, and the moments where they meet. I hope something here starts a conversation.
Sounds
Music is a place, a story, a memory, a mood. Sometimes I get lost in it. Sometimes I get found. Occasionally I make some.
Experiments
I wish I had more time to explore. I experiment just to see if I can get it to work — sometimes to entertain, sometimes just to see what happens. Hope you enjoy.