Product Innovation Educators
JULY 29, 2024
He was part of the team that created the PCjr, a product that flopped badly. Even better, if these criteria stayed the same over time, we could use them to guide long-term product development. They help team members understand how to use the data effectively. This idea became the foundation of Outcome-Driven Innovation.
The Product Coalition
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Pivoting done well means the team doesn’t lose direction and can build on the insights for new product development. The product team discovered that visitors mostly used the video upload feature and stripped down all other features over time. “Fail faster” is something nobody really wants. They called the product “Twttr”.
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The Product Coalition
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
The quote is attributed to Ford himself for the first time in a letter sent to the UK publication Marketing Week in 2001: “Being market-led implies being led by the consumer — and consumers are bad at coming up with innovations (Henry Ford’s quote: “If I had asked my customers what they wanted they would have said a faster horse” springs to mind…).”
Product Innovation Educators
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
He has global responsibility for developing cutting edge technology and competitive advantage for Ford by developing relationships and collaborative projects involving universities and partner companies. My team is responsible for our global R&D alliances with universities, national laboratories, and a few companies.
Mind the Product
MAY 16, 2018
In 2006, Alan Mulally took over as president and CEO of a struggling Ford Motor Company. But, when asked about the greatest moment of the turnaround, Mulally says it was when his executive team started being comfortable enough with him to tell him the truth. Alan Mulally, former CEO of Ford Motor Company. What is Self-Awareness Anyway?
Mind the Product
AUGUST 19, 2019
Secondly, as great product managers are also great capacity builders for their teams, you should start looking for opportunities that AI can present for your product. That’s why it’s incredibly important to develop a good level of empathy and user understanding, not only for yourself, but for the whole team.
PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview
JANUARY 16, 2019
in 2006 as my first PM job. Despite my initial concerns about working on ads, I found that AdWords was a spectacular team to work on, mainly because it had great people. You also need to work on minimizing your weaknesses. In my own personal case, I was naturally very strong on product sense and extremely weak on execution.
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