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Y Oslo 2024: When It Comes to Discovery, Something is Better Than Nothing

Product Talk

I was asked to give a ten-minute overview of my continuous discovery framework and then participated in a fireside chat where the host, Cecilie Smedstad , asked me to go deeper in a few areas. Discovery is a team sport. Its not the exclusive domain of product managers. Its not the exclusive domain of UXers. This is nonsense.

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Insights from the CDH Benchmark Survey: How Are Teams Adopting Discovery Habits?

Product Talk

Product thought leaders talk about an ideal way of working. I realize that many product people have never worked in a product trio , don’t have access to customers, aren’t given time to test their ideas, and are working in what Marty Cagan calls “features teams” or “delivery teams.” product outcomes).

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How Product Management Strategy Turns Struggles into Structure

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Productside | Product Management Courses & Training How Product Management Strategy Turns Struggles into Structure We’ve worked with hundreds of teams stuck in reactive delivery cycles, constantly shipping features but never sure if they’re actually moving the needle. It needed a rethink of its product management strategy.

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Tools of the Trade: Visualizing Discovery with Opportunity Solution Trees

Product Talk

The opportunity solution tree helps visualize all the work that goes into continuous discovery. And while opportunity solution trees have become increasingly common among product teams, there’s still plenty of room for customization, both in the way you set up your trees and the tools you use to build them.

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Why There’s No Single “Right” Way to Do Discovery: Part 3

Product Talk

A few months ago, fellow Product Talk coach Hope Gurion and I sat down to discuss why there’s no single right way to do discovery. In this third and final conversation in the series, we discussed two core principles of continuous discovery : why it’s essential to set up compare and contrast decisions and surface and test assumptions.

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6 Guiding Principles for Effective Product Discovery

Product Talk

In this context, solutions aren’t product solutions, but rather internal programs and processes that effect change within the organization. I realized that they perfectly summarized what matters to me in discovery, so I decided to share them with you. We can’t get very far in discovery if we don’t know who our audience is.

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Ask the Community: What’s a Mistake You Made Early in Your Continuous Discovery Journey?

Product Talk

You’ll often hear Teresa say that there’s no single right way to do continuous discovery. Something she might not say as often (that’s just as true) is that there’s no single wrong way to do discovery , either. Let’s be clear: The fact that it’s easy to make mistakes is not an excuse for avoiding discovery. Let’s dive in!