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User research is a significant opportunity for differentiation
Talking to product managers about doing “design research” is a little like lecturing your kid about doing homework: eyes glaze over, focus shifts, the body language closes up. But it’s conversation product managers need to engage in, according to the 2018 State of Product Leadership study by Pendo and the Product Collective: More than 80% of PMs use surveys, followed by interviews and focus groups as the most popular ways to collect customer insight. Further, they found that very...
Positive Turbulence, a Mindful 3rd Way to Growth & Innovation
In my journey through the world of digital product design and technology, I've seen that there are three ways innovation happens: The Hero Way - This is an amazingly charismatic and visionary leader (think Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Thomas Edison) who drives and drives and drives for change. He is often the primary, if not sole, source of the big ideas. Everyone else is his handmaiden. The MBA Way - This is a world of process. It does work, but usually in larger organizations with bigger budgets....
3 Hard Questions to Ask Before You Start Building That App
Ideas, not money, is the real currency in business. But the big challenge is knowing what ideas to develop into new products and services and when. "Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward: They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game." – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe A bad idea can escalate into a very costly mistake. It can put your business or job at risk and threaten credibility with your customers. But how can you assess whether a given idea is worth developing further? I've...
Positive Turbulence Podcast
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