We often find ourselves surrounded by inspiring product and design leaders who are dedicated to delivering exceptional, user-centric products to the world. A little over a year ago we embarked on a bi-weekly journey to learn from and showcase some of these…
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The Spaces In-Between: Four Conversations from Mind the Product/London 2017
Fifteen hundred and ninety-five product professionals gathered one week ago today at Mind the Product/London to discuss all things, well…product! There are many excellent posts summarizing the content of the conference, including: What we Learned at Mind the Product London 2017 10…
Product Hero: Barbara Dumery, SVP of Product Management at Imprivata
Product Hero is our bi-weekly series that highlights outstanding members of the product management community. These industry leaders share tips on processes, team building, how to be a better product manager, and who they are outside of their careers. This week our…
Product Hero: Jason Fournier, VP of Product Management at Pearson MyLabs
Product Hero is our bi-weekly series to highlight outstanding members of the product management community. These industry leaders share tips on processes, team building, how to be a better product manager, and who they are outside of their careers. This week our…
The Five Hats You Wear During a Design Sprint
We’ve written a lot about Design Sprints here at Fresh Tilled Soil. I’ve personally run well over one-hundred of them and taught thousands of students over the years. One aspect that’s critical to working through a Design Sprint is the mindset…
Design Sprint Shorts: episode 12 – The Breakup Letter
Dear [product/service/process], We have to talk… It’s not you, it’s me… Yes, this is a “Dear John” letter. But it’s not just any Dear John letter. A Dear John letter, also known as a breakup letter, is a great exercise to identify…