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How to Train Your Hippo By Ozlem Yuce

BY Andres Phillips on January 15, 2020

In this MTP Engage Manchester talk, Ozlem Yuce, Chief Product Officer at Agile at Heart gives us some insight on how we can better deal with the Highest Paid Person’s Opinion (HiPPO) in our organizations. She explains why the HiPPO can be so damaging and what to do about it as a product person. Her key Read more »

Mindset - Mapping, Visualisation, and Mental Models with Saielle DaSilva and Rosemary King

BY Rosemary King on January 14, 2020

Watch on YouTube | Watch on Vimeo | View other Mindset episodes In the latest episode, Rosemary King, our Director of Training Products welcomes Saielle DaSilva to Mindset. Saielle is currently Director of User Experience at Cazoo, a platform transforming the way people buy used cars. She is also a Mind the Product trainer, teaching our Read more »

Global Product Strategy by Mel McVeigh

BY Andres Phillips on January 13, 2020

Mel McVeigh is the Product Director at Condé Nast, one of the largest publishers in the world, responsible for brands such as Vogue, GQ, and The New Yorker. In her ProductTank London talk, Mel takes us through how to create a global product strategy. She focuses on the following key points: Strategy Customer Process People Read more »

Product Development Across Hardware, Software and Learning by Toby Hughes

BY Andres Phillips on January 11, 2020

In this ProductTank London talk, Toby Hughes, Senior Product Manager at pi-top explains how to combine product development across hardware, software, and learning. He takes us through the following: A learning framework based around constructionism Developing software and hardware for products The pilot run for pi-top 4 Watch the video to see Toby’s talk in full. Or Read more »

Product Growth Engine by Dave Martin

BY Andres Phillips on January 10, 2020

In this MTP Engage Manchester talk, Dave Martin, Product Coach at Right To Left, provides us with a way to get over the product adoption curve and build more successful products. His key points include: Product adoption life cycle Product growth chasm The path up the adoption curve Watch the video to see Dave’s talk Read more »

What's the Worst That Could Happen? By Roisi Proven

BY Andres Phillips on January 6, 2020

In this ProductTank London talk, Roisi Proven, Product Manager at Gower Street Analytics, considers the worst that could happen to digital products if we only ever think about the good and never the bad. She answers the question: ‘What’s the worst that could happen to digital products today?’ by suggesting: Imagine the worst Running a Black Read more »

Build Better Products by Jeremy Bell

BY Andres Phillips on January 4, 2020

Products are not just a collection of features. In this ProductTank Toronto talk, Jeremy Bell, VP of Design at Connected Lab, gives us a three-step guide explaining how we, as product people, can build better products. Watch the video to see Jeremy’s talk in full. Or read on for an overview of his key points: Read more »

From Museums to Fintech by Amy Carmichael

BY Andres Phillips on December 31, 2019

In this ProductTank London talk, Amy Carmichael, Head of Product at Crowdcube, tells us about her strange path from studying art and museums to become the Head of Product at a fintech startup. She takes us through the four themes she discovered along the way. Do the job you want before anyone asks Lean on your Read more »

The spaces in between by Brendan Dawes

BY James Gadsby Peet on December 27, 2019

In this #mtpcon London talk, artist and designer Brendan Dawes discusses the spaces between analog and digital, and how we should use universal themes to connect with people and get the best out of our products and ideas. Key points Combining things that already exist is a great way to create something that’s truly new Read more »

Rethinking the Product Mindset by Sandhya Hedge

BY Andres Phillips on December 30, 2019

In this ProductTank San Francisco talk, Sandhya Hedge, Global VP of Marketing at Amplitude, tells us how to become a better product manager by rethinking your mindset. Watch the video to see her talk in full. Or read on for an overview of her key points: How d you know if you’re a good manager? The right Read more »