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Weaving ethics into product management by Tanya Johnson

BY Anna von Hagen on May 5, 2023

In this ProductTank Auckland talk, Tanya Johnson, VP of product at Auror, advises on how to weave ethics into product management and make sure the products we build have a positive impact on society. Read more »

We are all in debt - so what? by Nick Barbariyskiy

BY Anna von Hagen on April 28, 2023

In this ProductTank Prague talk, Nick Barbariyskiy, managing partner and tech lead of Applifting, covers the ins and outs of tech debt and how to manage it. Read more »

Tech debt in the eyes of the developer by Jan Kaltoun

BY Anna von Hagen on April 14, 2023

In this ProductTank Prague talk, Jan Kaltoun, Chief Technology Officer at STRV dives into debt in the eyes of the developer and how to navigate tech debt. Watch the talk in full, or read here for a summary of his main points: What is tech debt to you? How did it affect you in your Read more »

Hiring product managers by Kate Leto

BY Anna von Hagen on April 7, 2023

In this ProductTank Edinburgh talk, independent product consultant and organisation design consultant Kate Leto talks about how to approach hiring in a different way.

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SUNDAY REWIND: The Product Decision Stack by Martin Eriksson

BY Eira Hayward on March 19, 2023

This week’s Sunday Rewind takes us to a ProductTank Lagos presentation from Martin Eriksson on his Decision Stack framework. Martin explains that his Decision Stack framework is about connecting the dots from vision to action. Increasing the quality and velocity of our decision making comes down to answering three questions: what should we do, why are we Read more »

Continuous discovery by Konstantin Diener

BY Ian Haynes on February 3, 2023

In this ProductTank Heidelberg talk, Konstantin Diener, CTO and Co-founder at product design consultancy Cosee, delves into continuous discovery by sharing his experiences of designing a platform for board and card game trade fair Spiel Digital when in 2020 it needed to shift from an in-person to a digital event. Watch the video to see his Read more »

Experiment like a boss by Merissa Silk

BY Ian Haynes on January 12, 2023

In this ProductTank Sofia talk, Merissa Silk, Senior Staff Product Manager at Onfido, provides 10 guiding principles when doing product experiments and when bringing the culture of experimentation to your team. Consistent growth relies on experimentation. It can take different formats in modern organisations, from A/B and multivariate testing to alpha, beta, and hypothesis-driven development. Read more »

SUNDAY REWIND: Analytics is not just from Christmas

BY Eira Hayward on December 18, 2022

In this 2016 Product Tank talk, Emer Kirrane, then Product Manager at presentation tools developer Prezi, looks at the ins and outs of analytics. Previously Emer worked on analytics products. But when she moved to Prezi she also had to think about people in order to understand how the whole product is used. She looks Read more »

SUNDAY REWIND: Inspiring teams with product vision

BY Eira Hayward on November 27, 2022

This week’s Sunday Rewind is an inspiring ProductTank San Francisco talk from Keela Robison, then CEO at PM Loop and now VP of Product Management at Google. She talks about what vision is, why it matters and how to find it. Vision comprises your values, purpose and envisioned future, says Keela. Your best employees – Read more »

Show your true innovative colours by Julia Shalet

BY Eira Hayward on September 27, 2022

In this ProductTank Heidelberg talk Product Doctor’s Managing Director Julia Shalet examines the attributes of an innovative product manager and looks at how to gauge whether you’re being innovative. Read more »