I first heard of the Influencer Project on David Meerman Scott’s blog. Billed as “the shortest marketing conference ever“, the goal was to get 60 presenters and give them each [ … ]
Category: Culture
The Change Cycle – How people accept change over time
I’ve written previously about change being a process. At the recent ProductCamp Toronto, I spoke about this a bit more and introduced what I call The Change Cycle. (click to [ … ]
My interview with Chris Cummings
Hi, just a quick note to check out an interview I did with Chris Cummings on his blog Product Management meets Pop Culture. 7 Questions with Saeed Khan And for [ … ]
Why I hate that Henry Ford (faster horses) quote!
There’s a quotation attributed to Henry Ford that is repeated (far too often I must say) in conversations about innovation and new product development. It’s not the “any colour as [ … ]
Rules and Laws Product Managers Should Understand (part 2)
Continuing from Part 1, here are more Rules and Laws to help Product Managers in their jobs. Thackara’s Laws John Thackara can best be described as a thinker, designer and [ … ]
Rules and Laws Product Managers Should Understand (part 1)
First, let me say this post was inspired by a tweet from the CrankyPM asking the following question. (click to enlarge) Now, I’m pretty certain she was looking for answers [ … ]
The secret to Apple’s success?
If there’s one company that is the envy of the high-tech community these days, it’s Apple. Steve Jobs is hailed as a genius CEO and lauded for a string of [ … ]
The Bad of Product Management
Here’s part 2 of the results from my survey. Part 1 — the Good — was published last week. Following the same format as Part 1, I’ve categorized the open [ … ]
The Good of Product Management
Way back in February, I ask you to fill out a survey indicating the good, bad and ugly about your jobs. Well, a lot of you did just that, and [ … ]
Crowdsourcing ideas for Canada’s future
Yesterday, I posted Canada’s Innovation Gap (part 3) where I discussed some ideas for solving the lack of innovation that exists in Canada. This weekend, the Liberal Party of Canada [ … ]