Lumber Prices, Second Jobs, Floppy Disks and Pax Romana: September Monthly Wrap
Another month, another host of great articles, listens, books and other finds from Product Thinking and around the internet. Here’s what you may have missed.Don't forget to subscribe at productthinkin...
28 Sep 202216min
The Art of Exploration: Taking an Idea from Abstract to Concrete
Bringing ideas from abstract concepts to reality is a critical part of product and design thinking. The better we understand how to do it, the better we can create the best experiences for our users. ...
21 Sep 202218min
The Importance of Simplicity: Keeping It Simple Early
It is easy to complicate our work. Many of the tools we use these days make it incredibly easy to add more and more with less and less effort. Steve Jobs knew that keeping things simple was the key to...
14 Sep 20228min
Loved: How to Rethink Marketing for Tech Products - A Book Review
This month we're reviewing Loved: How to Rethink Marketing for Tech Products by Martina Lauchengco. It is the latest book from SVPG and focuses on product marketing. So how does it stack up?Overall, I...
7 Sep 202218min
Systems, Three-Body Problems, Resurrectionists and Yellowstone: August Monthly Wrap
Another month, another host of great articles, listens, books and other finds from Product Thinking and around the internet. Here’s what you may have missed.Don't forget to subscribe at productthinkin...
31 Aug 202219min
Dogs and Data and Assumptions: Bonus Week and Off Topic
It’s interesting to think about how much our pets influence us vs. how much they are a reflection of our existing preferences. I suspect it is both, though how much is an open question. We certainly c...
23 Aug 202219min
When the System is the Problem: Working within the system vs changing the system
The system we work in is critical for our success. We can make improvements within the system, and those are important incremental changes. A new rule or a new process can improve the system. But we n...
17 Aug 20229min
The Forest for the Trees: Zooming out to see the real problems
When we zoom out and consider the entire system, we’re able to see that the problem may not be optimizing the existing system, but rather changing it entirely. Because we get so caught up in the water...
9 Aug 202212min
