Tag: design thinking

• Reimagining Product Development from Command to Collaboration

  

  How moving from command-and-control to collaborative empowerment can help better align strategy with user needs through continuous product discovery.

  continuous discovery, design thinking, playing to win, product management, product strategy, strategy

• Transforming Product Management from the Top Down

  

  As companies move toward more effective ways of working, the product management role can make the difference between success and failure. But it’s frequently just as much the PM’s manager as the PMs themselves who can be a source of bottlenecks and tensions that can make or break the success of fast-tracking value delivery.

  agile transformation, business strategy, design thinking, leadership, product management

• Personal Strategy Power: 3 Steps to Break Out of the “Busy” Trap and Master Your Destiny

  

  Move from being reactive to proactive by making conscious strategic life choices using the five boxes of the “Playing to Win” Strategy Choice Cascade Personal Strategy framework.

  design thinking, leadership, personal productivity, personal strategy, playing to win, productivity, strategy

• FinTech Gamble: How Millennials Turned Wells Fargo’s Rewards Card Strategy Into a $10 Million Monthly Drain

  

  Wells Fargo thought partnering with FinTech startup Bilt for a rent rewards card was a great idea. But financially savvy Millennials have turned the tables, undermining Wells Fargo’s assumptions and turning it into a win for FinTech upstart Bilt. Here’s what Wells Fargo missed in their product strategy.

  banking, business strategy, design thinking, fintech, product management, product strategy, strategy

• Stakeholder Wants vs. User Needs: Why Following Orders Creates Bad Products

  

  In our work, there’s always a “stakeholder,” and an end-user “customer.” Don’t make the mistake of confusing them, or you’ll kill your ability to deliver value to the people who need it most.

  business strategy, client-centricity, design thinking, product management, product strategy, strategy