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Let's try an experiment! I want to start a mentorship circle with:
8 young female product designers (between 2-5 years PD experience, currently IC)
7 one-hour sessions over 3 months
6 topics (designing career, honing skills, confidence, etc.)
Know anyone? Please share widely!
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We’re all on video calls a lot these days, and the experience… could be better. So we built a thing. It’s called mmhmm and it’s a new and better way to communicate visually. mmhmm.app
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"Clay was moved by kindness. He always put people first as he sought to support them, learn from them, and improve the world with them." @michaelbhorn s.hbr.org/30PQDbc
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The late Clay Christensen (1952-2020) believed that the role of every manager is to lay a foundation for future growth. Here are 11 of his most essential articles. s.hbr.org/30SvMUK
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“If you look at it this way, defining value becomes clear. If we are making our customers or users more successful we are delivering value.” buff.ly/2FC3xBb
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My 12-year-old daughter and I taught 50 kids (6 to 12-year-olds) business model design today. Each kid started an ice cream shop.
Our stress test for business tools for senior leaders are kids: If our tools are simple enough for kids to use them managers can use them too 🙂
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That’s because experienced thinkers can get stuck in their old ways. If you’ve got a good ear, you will be able to tell when an inexperienced person is reasoning well. Like knowing whether someone can sing, it doesn’t take a lot of time.
Get The Most From Your People By Being Open, Honest, And Direct leanstartup.co/get-the-most-…
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or work with experts to raise your chances that it will be done well. The same applies to relying on others who don’t have clear track records of success (i.e. be extra cautious about doing that).
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Three to five smart, conceptual people seeking the right answers in an open-minded way will generally lead to the best answers. It may be tempting to convene a larger group, but having too many people collaborate is counterproductive ...
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Pitch decks of startups before they become billion $ companies - Fun nostalgia by @CBinsights
cbinsights.com/research/bill… – at Paris, France
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What is the biggest innovation challenge companies face?
In 90% of companies we surveyed, product teams don't agree on what a customer "need" even is. Consequently, they don't agree on what needs to target.
jobs-to-be-done.com/customer…
#JTBD #JobsToBeDone #Innovation #disruption
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“Scrum, or common Agile practice, as it’s commonly taught, isn’t enough to create successful products.” buff.ly/2T7TJCv
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It’s hard to innovate in an environment where there is no psychological safety! – at Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Psychological safety is not:
-Relaxing your standards
-Feeling comfortable
-Being nice and agreeable
-Giving unconditional praise
Psychological safety is a culture of respect, trust, and openness where it's not risky to raise ideas and concerns.
#wef19 strategy-business.com/articl…
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People’s emotions tend to heat up when there is disagreement. Remain calm and analytical at all times; it is more difficult to shut down a logical exchange than an emotional one. Remember too that emotions can shade how people see reality.
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Fixed time, fixed scope projects always end in 1 of 3 ways:
1. We move the deadline.
2. We reduce scope.
3. We implement “crunch mode” , everybody puts in 80 hour weeks till the deadline, burns out, quits and goes to work somewhere else. – at Barcelona, Spain
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What is Jobs to be Done?
Well, here's a 🚨 FREE!! 🚨 book from the guy who pioneered the concept and demonstrated it to Christensen 20 years ago.
#JTBD #innovation #strategy #JobsToBeDone
jtbd.one/jtbd-book























