What is the unit of productivity?
An hour? A work week? A month? The output? Time has seconds (defined in terms of the radiation frequency at which atoms of the element cesium change from one state to another). Days has hours (a culmination of seconds into minutes and minutes into hours or 3600 secs) Distance has meters (defined as the length […]
The Golden Circle By Simon Sinek – Applied to Product Development
Simon Sinek’s Golden Circle works as a good framework to guide the work of product teams. Starting with the core vision/value of the business (and/or product) – the value we seek to create – and tying this with a eloquent approach to HOW we enable the value creation process in the hands of our customers, […]
There is more to life than being right… than winning… than being the star of the moment
To be right. To win. To be the reigning star of the minute. Winning, being right all the time, being seen as the star of the moment, all have benefits. At a minimum, we are flooded with the good hormone: dopamine; in the instant. But at what cost? The cost of burning important bridges? Of […]
Do we care enough? (Video)
Something on thoughtfulness
For the most part, I didn’t set out to be a thoughtful person. It came natural. A consequence of trying to be a decent human. I recall one of my first experiences of being called thoughtful. My friend, who was quite older sent me a message that he has lost his father. Tradition demands a […]
Can water go uphill?
With a need. With an understanding of how water flows and the rules that guide the flow. With determination. Water can be made to go in any direction other than that dictated by nature. In doubt? For the need of using water as energy source, man created dams. For the need of creating artificial rain, […]
Know the audience: Segment and target
Comedians know this. They know that failing to reach a room and convert them is failure. A bomb! The best of them, those we know and hear about. Have for the most part developed techniques for reading and understanding the room. Whilst it is advantageous that you know everyone in the room and their preferences […]
On Gamification: A playlist of explainer videos
A thing or two about vanity metrics
Vanity metrics mean or measure nothing. Well, except to stoke ego of those reporting these vain metrics or used to hide a problem. Whilst saying your company moved goods worth US$ 6Billion in the first quarter of 2020, sounds good to the ears, it really doesn’t say much. Except, if your shareholders have invested in […]
What if we could all be design thinkers?
Yep! That is possible. We would be doing what we are ding today in our different teams within the delivery pipeline, except that: We would be thinking more about the customer than our egos or what we believe to be smart; We would meet with real users (customers) – who have bought is using or […]