Product People
Introducing the go-to hub for product people seeking real-world insights to supercharge their abilities as thinkers, makers, and leaders! Each week, I'll be chatting with an industry expert, a product leader, a design being, or a change maker who solved meaningful problems for the humans they serve or I'll be speaking about a topic on my own and diving deep into it. Some of the episodes will be part of a series on a specific theme and some episodes are standalone.
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Data-Driven Dilemmas: When AI Isn't the Answer
05/15/2024
Data-Driven Dilemmas: When AI Isn't the Answer
As product people, we often find ourselves making decisions that can either be good or bad. To optimize our decision-making, we use data, frameworks, and feedback loops. However, we also face constant pressure from stakeholders and clients who prioritize profit over everything else. In this episode, we will explore how Gen AI impacts product and content creators, the creative process, the need for human connection, and the potential risks and consequences of incorporating AI features into the products we build. If you'd like to learn more about our guest Hannah Clark, you can check out the following resources:
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The No-Code Advantage with Karla Fernandes
04/13/2024
The No-Code Advantage with Karla Fernandes
As product people we love discovering and solving the right problems however we sometimes struggle to bring our ideas to life. So what gets in the way? The challenges that we face vary from internal bureaucracy, expertise dependency, subjective opinions, and self-limiting beliefs. In this episode, we'll discuss how product people can learn, build, and scale their abilities to bring their ideas to life through No-code tools. So, if you are a designer, product manager, software engineer, entrepreneur or simply someone looking to bring their idea to market with speed you're in the right place. About Karla Fernandes: A seasoned design leader and practitioner, a No-code expert, a mentor, a world traveller and an entrepreneur. Hailing from Brazil and now based in Switzerland, she has over 25 years of product-building experience, working with more than 150 companies including well-known tech startups, education organizations, and service-based businesses. She speaks four languages, lived in 11 countries, and launched more than a dozen apps. At the age of six, this entrepreneur started her journey by selling doll clothes to the children she played with. She also sold world maps at a barbershop and even asked a priest for money to buy a Mother's Day gift. To connect with Karla, check out:
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Operationalizing Empathy with Mazi Javidiani
02/25/2024
Operationalizing Empathy with Mazi Javidiani
Product people often emphasize empathy. They highlight the need to start by truly understanding their customers, stakeholders, and colleagues. When we use the word empathy especially in a design context, we often refer to the human capacity to understand how someone is feeling from their point of view. Some might even go a step further and claim that it's more than just recognizing emotions; it's about truly experiencing them. In this episode, we'll discuss how product people can practice, scale, and operationalize authentic empathy at work. So, if you are a designer, product manager, or simply someone looking to nurture a human capacity that connects people, heals trauma, builds trust, and inspires change, you're in the right place.
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Finding Purpose: Exploring the Depths of Existence with Sheikh Moutasem Al-Hameedy
02/20/2024
Finding Purpose: Exploring the Depths of Existence with Sheikh Moutasem Al-Hameedy
Product people are thinkers and creators who craft meaningful products and experiences to serve a clear purpose. They're keen on using frameworks, methodologies, and processes that act as mental tools guiding decision-making. In this episode, we'll explore how we can apply product principles to our lives and careers, treating them as products undergoing thoughtful discovery, experimentation, delivery, launch, and measurement. So, if you are a purpose-driven human, a curious maker or simply someone seeking to find meaning in your career and life, you're in the right place. To know more about Sheikh Moutasem Al-Hameedy and his work, please visit https://www.rashidoon.com/.
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Product Insights in Action with Rohit Dhawan
02/10/2024
Product Insights in Action with Rohit Dhawan
In this episode, we'll explore the impact of data on our lives. From demystifying complex terms to navigating the balance between data-driven decisions and intuition, we delve into the process of turning raw data into actionable insights. We'll speak about the art of "Storytelling with Data," learn from real-world data misuse in decision-making, and explore ethical considerations, collaboration dynamics, and future career paths in the data industry.
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Crafting Objectives and Key Results
01/01/2024
Crafting Objectives and Key Results
In this episode, I will share how to create Objectives and Key Results or OKRs for short effectively. So you're in the right place whether you are a product person, a business stakeholder, or simply someone looking to help teams communicate, align, track, and focus on purposefully articulated goals.
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Corporate BS Talk with with Janet K. & Joseph T.
12/07/2023
Corporate BS Talk with with Janet K. & Joseph T.
In this episode we'll be calling out all the Corporate BS Talk we can't stand yet still use. We'll be discussing how meaningless language used in banks, consultancy firms, retail, and start-ups is used to push profit over people, manage optics over outcomes, and deliver meaningless 💩 that people don't need yet buy anyway. You'll hear about ignorant micromanagement, unlimited greed, concealed incompetence, and much more. So, if you are a human that ever worked for a corporation, or simply someone curious about the relationship between language and behaviour, you're in the right place. Expect an honest conversation, some swearing, valuable insights, and much laughter that can fuel your own journey with product, design, and leadership.
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Community Building with Scott Baldwin
11/19/2023
Community Building with Scott Baldwin
In this episode, we spoke about defining your community's purpose, thinking of a community as a product, and building strong relationships in the process. Whether you're a product person, a community leader, or simply someone curious about the role of communities in creating human-to-human connections, you're in the right place.
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Building Trust for Better Product Building
11/14/2023
Building Trust for Better Product Building
In this episode, I will be speaking about "Building Trust for Better Product Building" and sharing practical ways to build trusting relationships with the people you work with. Get ready for what I hope will be an engaging solo episode.
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Designing Design Systems with Diarmuid MacCormack
11/06/2023
Designing Design Systems with Diarmuid MacCormack
In this episode, we explore the importance of understanding why and when a design system is needed, the process of developing and maintaining it, and the relationships required to ensure its successful implementation depending on organizational context. To learn more about Diarmuid MacCormack: Website: http://icancreate.systems LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/icancreate/
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The Inclusion Charade with Felicia Lekan-Salami
10/16/2023
The Inclusion Charade with Felicia Lekan-Salami
In this episode, we examine the Inclusion Charade: pretending to care about creating a diverse workforce without understanding what it means. We also delve into the spectrum of inclusion in corporate cultures, strategies to build diverse teams, and the importance of authenticity, active listening, and self-reflection to create inclusive work environments.
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Designing Your Future: Insights on Design Hiring
10/06/2023
Designing Your Future: Insights on Design Hiring
Join me for an engaging conversation with Inji Elnadi as we explore the world of design talent management. In this episode, we delve into topics like enhancing the talent experience, the current state of the design job market, and how both candidates and hiring managers can succeed while maintaining empathy throughout the process. I sincerely hope you found our chat as insightful as I did! Additionally, I would greatly appreciate hearing your thoughts! Your feedback will help me improve and deliver even more valuable content in the future. Feel free to drop your thoughts in the comments or DM me directly. To connect with Inji - check out her Linktree: https://linktr.ee/inji
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Intro to the Product People Podcast
09/24/2023
Intro to the Product People Podcast
Introducing the go-to hub for product people seeking real-world insights to supercharge their abilities as thinkers, makers, and leaders! Each week, I'll be chatting with an industry expert, a product leader, a design being, or a change maker who solved meaningful problems for the humans they serve or I'll be speaking about a topic on my own and diving deep into it. Stay tuned for more exciting updates!
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The Consultant Wisdom with Noah Fang
09/22/2023
The Consultant Wisdom with Noah Fang
🎙️ Hey there, Product People! I can hardly contain my excitement for our very first episode. We're going to be chatting about organizational social patterns*, and guess who's joining me at the mic? None other than the remarkable Noah Fang! Now, let me tell you a bit about Noah Fang👇🏽 He is a design practitioner, author, and public servant. His current role is as a senior advisor on business transformation. His past roles include business strategist, documentary writer, creative director, user experience manager, experience designer, product manager, editor, graphic designer, software engineer, and more. He is the co-author of The Transformable Enterprise: Enterprise Architecture in a New Key and Prescriptive Analytics: A Short Introduction to Counterintuitive Intelligence. He studied computer science at the university and was drawn to the broader field of design and organizational transformation over the years. He lives with his family in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. So, mark your calendars, set your reminders, and get ready to join me on this epic discussion. Stay tuned for more updates, sneak peeks, and behind-the-scenes tidbits as we gear up for this incredible conversation.
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