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Design Strategy Talks & Workshops

Product Discovery Secrets of Managers and Design Strategists

Product discovery is essential for aligning user and business needs. Learn to use methods like Jobs-to-be-Done (JTBD) to bridge strategy and execution.

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Design Strategy Talks & Workshops

Crafting Customer-Centric Roadmaps: A Jobs-to-be-Done Approach to Roadmap Planning and Better Backlog Grooming

Learn how using JTBD injects user-centricity into every roadmap planning and backlog grooming activity, allowing you to prioritize effectively and craft impactful product experiences.

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Design Strategy Talks & Workshops

Building a Supportive Network for Thought Leadership

Unlock your thought leadership potential by collaborating, scaling visionary ideas, and influencing change by building ripple effects.

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Design Strategy Project Management Talks & Workshops

Cultivating Emotional Intelligence for Thought Leadership

Designers and strategists should cultivate a combination of emotional intelligence skills and mindsets that set them apart as influential thought leaders.

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Design Innovation Readings

Watch “How to Get Started with Assumptions Mapping” with David Bland

David Bland shows how to use Assumptions Mapping to help teams refocus their experimentation efforts on what matters, instead of being distracted by what’s easy.

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Design Strategy Project Management Talks & Workshops

Project Management, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

Learn some Conflict Resolution techniques to channel the energy of conflict into constructive disagreement and open exchange of ideas.

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Design Strategy Design Thinking Project Management Talks & Workshops

“Importance of Psychological Safety” on Mobile UX London 2022

Conflict arises in every team, but psychological safety makes it possible to channel that energy into productive interaction. In this talk at Mobile UX London 2022, I shared some tools for building the trust required to create a psychologically safe team climate.

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Design Strategy Project Management Talks & Workshops

Managing by Outcomes and Jobs to be Done

Managing by Outcomes with Jobs to be Done (JTBD) can help facilitate two-way negotiations that allow for team autonomy and ownership.

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Design Strategy Project Management Talks & Workshops

Strategy, Planning and Project Management

There are some Project Management skills that will prove invaluable for the effectiveness of design strategists.

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Design Strategy Talks & Workshops

Strategy and Testing Business Ideas

Testing Business Ideas thoroughly, regardless of how great they may seem in theory, is a way to mitigate the risks of your viability hypothesis being wrong.