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What is it Like to Hold Google in Your Hand?

In this #mtpcon talk, Google's VP of Design for Hardware describes the challenge for her team of working out what it felt like when you held Google in your hand.
Moving from software to hardware
[MIND THE PRODUCT]
 
Meet the woman making Google Hardware competitive
[WIRED]
 

Why Engineers Should Participate in Discovery

Too often we equate the value of an engineer with the code that she writes. This is a huge mistake - product teams should do everything in their power to encourage their engineers to take part in product discovery.
Engineers bring unique skills to the discovery process
[PRODUCTTALK]
 

Uncovering Your Most Pivotal Users

How do we identify opportunities that will transform how your product is used? Dig deeper to understand not simply the most engaged users, but those who’ve found something in your product that transforms the way they think.
Finding unexpectedly successful customers
[MIND THE PRODUCT]
 

Why Every Product Should Pass This 5-Question Test

"If you just watch people eat doughnuts, you're like, 'People love doughnuts. Let's bring them more doughnuts.' But if you talk to people, they're like, 'No, actually what I want is to eat fewer doughnuts and maybe have a kale smoothie.' "
Does your product pass the donut test?
[INC]
 

Dave Wascha, Lucie McLean, Tom Loosemore, and more join the MTP Engage Manchester stage!

We’ve just announced even more of the incredible speakers who are due to hit the MTP Engage Manchester stage on 8th February!
Get invaluable insights from world renowned product leaders
 

“I Have No Idea What Product Is Working On”

Ever heard that? Despite all your communication? Effective communication requires thinking about the language, as well as the goals, of the people you are talking to.
Over communication vs effective communication
[GIFF CONSTABLE]
 

JIRA is an antipattern

One thing that writing elegant software has in common with art: its crafters should remain cognizant of the overall macro vision of the project at the same time they are working on its smallest micro details. JIRA, alas, implicitly teaches everyone to ignore the larger vision while focusing on details.
Let's open a ticket for that...
[TECHCRUNCH]
 

Splitting Stories Like a Journalist

Splitting stories can be a confusing and difficult exercise for many. Teddy Zetterlund introduces a simple alternative to splitting stories, that doesn’t care about story formats, software development terms, and other jargon.
Keep asking questions
[CITERUS]
 

Digital Growth Depends More on Business Models than Technology

A digital platform, or a digital solution, may enable a new epoch of transformative growth, but when you get under a company’s hood and look to see what’s really driving it, the engine of transformation turns out to be its business model.
Digital enables new business models, not just tech
[HBR]
 

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