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523: #1 change to make OKRs work for you – with Ben Lamorte

Product Innovation Educators

Here’s how the two approaches differ: Aspect Traditional MBOs OKRs Compensation Link Directly tied to bonuses Deliberately separated from compensation Goal Structure Combined goals and metrics Separated objectives from measurable results Review Cycle Usually annual More frequent (e.g.,

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527: The truth behind “CEO of the Product” – with Francesca Cortesi

Product Innovation Educators

Early in her career, Francesca encountered this phrase alongside the common description of product management as sitting at the intersection of business, user experience, and technology. Leadership doesn’t always mean management Many professionals enter product management from technical backgrounds, such as engineering or development.

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A Designer’s Guide to WCAG Accessibility

UX Planet

WCAG stands for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. These guidelines set the international standard for making web content more accessible to people with all abilities (Thanks, Wikipedia!). Here are the minimum contrast ratios according to WCAG guidelines: Text vs. background: • Normal text: at least 4.5:1 Source: Halo Lab 2.

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The Rise of AI-Driven UX: Balancing Automation and Human-Centered Design in 2025

UX Planet

From new UX-related technologies and automation to personalization. Its influence is growing across three key areas: innovative technologies, automation of design tasks, and personalized user experiences. Together, these technologies are transforming how UX design approaches personalization, accessibility, and user interaction.

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Why we never hired a designer

UX Planet

Just as the standardisation of brands through corporate brand guidelines once signalled the end of exploration in advertising agencies, the standardisation of user interfaces through unified patterns and design systems now marks a similar trend in digital product design.

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The Customer Service Gap Model

BrainMates

Regular customer feedback loops, user testing, and post-launch reviews are crucial. The Policy Gap Gap between Management Perception and Service Quality Specifications This gap occurs when internal policies or product standards do not fully translate customer needs into actionable guidelines for the product team.

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🚀 The AI Product Manager: How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming the PM Role

The Basics of Product Management

What AI Brings to the Table: NLP-powered sentiment analysis : Tools like MonkeyLearn and Lexalytics parse thousands of reviews, tweets, and support tickets to extract user sentiment at scale. Technical Deep Dive: AI models like BERT and GPT fine-tuned for domain-specific corpora can extract intent, emotion, and urgency from unstructured data.