TEI 057: Applying the Jobs-to-be-Done Framework – with Chris Spiek
The Lean Startup approach has brought a lot of visibility to the importance of getting out of your…
The Lean Startup approach has brought a lot of visibility to the importance of getting out of your…
Most companies talk about wanting to be more innovative, but few take the steps needed. In this discussion,…
Rich Mironov is a legend in the world of product management. He is the founder of Product Camp,…
The discussion with my guest is about selecting ideas to be developed into products. Many organizations encourage employees,…
Welcome to the one year anniversary of this podcast. I’m excited to review the key concepts I found…
Great product managers must interact with people across the organization and possess the ability to influence stakeholders at…
I learned what a Walt Disney Imagineer was when my kids started watching the Disney Imagineering videos about science…
I’ve been highlighting aspects of Design Thinking in several episodes and I continue with this episode that considers…
Several years ago I was part of a group of product management professionals and we all felt that…
If you have wondered what it means to do innovation at a large company, you are in the…
I am doing another interview in my Design Thinking series and the topic of this episode is the…
When it comes to innovation, there are significant distinctions between startups and large enterprises. Startups have the advantage…
In this episode I’m talking with the creator of an entire category of product innovation – one that…
Brian Lawley is the CEO and Founder of the 280 Group, a company that provides product management and…
My guest is Allan Anderson. He is a keynote speaker at the 2015 Product Innovation Management conference. For…
There is a great TED talk by Steven Johnson titled “Where Good Ideas Come From.” Steven shares the…
Mark Zeh was already developing products using a methodology that was very similar to what IDEO was doing…
Back in episode 25 I told you about a unique experience I had creating the Future Innovation Leaders…
Patents, trademarks, and copyrights make my head spin. But, any good product manager or innovator needs to consider…
I met my guest at Innovation Excellence, the online home of the global innovation community, where we both…
Luke Hohmann was recommended by the VP of Global Innovation of the RELX Group, Jeff Honious, who was…
Jeremy Dillingham has a long list of skills and experiences as a seasoned product manager, including leading teams,…
Professional associations provide value to career development. The first professional association I was involved in was the Project…
I am continuing my series on Design Thinking and talking with Michal Herzenstein, who contributed to writing “Optimal Design…
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Chad McAllister, PhD, is a product management professor, practitioner, trainer, and host of the Product Mastery Now podcast.