“Product thought leaders talk about an ideal way of working. Nobody actually works that way.” I can’t tell you how many times I hear this sentiment on Twitter and LinkedIn. […]
Insights from the CDH Benchmark Survey: Measuring Product and Team Performance
For years, I’ve shared that Product Talk’s outcome is to increase the number of teams who adopt the continuous discovery habits that I outlined in my book. The challenge with […]
Sourcing Opportunities: Unlocking the Power of Opportunity Mapping
The opportunity solution tree is a visual representation of your continuous discovery work. It helps you keep track of your high-level outcomes, the unmet needs, desires, and pain points (or […]
Slowing Down: Choosing Not to Set Goals for 2023
Happy New Year! For the past several years, I’ve published a state of the business report as my initial blog post of the year. And this year will be no […]
Defining Product Outcomes: The 8 Most Common Mistakes You Should Avoid
I recently sat down with fellow Product Talk coach and instructor Hope Gurion to discuss some of the common mistakes we see teams make when it comes to defining outcomes. […]
Customer Interviews: How to Recruit, What to Ask, and How to Synthesize What You Learn
Customer interviewing is one of the most valuable activities a product team can do. It’s simply the easiest, most sustainable way of learning about your customers and what they need. […]
2023 Product Conference List
We are starting to pull together our list of 2023 product conferences. This list is by no means exhaustive. If you know of product conferences that are not on the […]
Discovery Is Messy: How Do We Keep Track of All That We Are Learning?
As you start to adopt the continuous discovery habits, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by how much stuff you generate. What do I mean by “stuff”? Opportunity solution trees, experience […]
