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515: Case studies of organizational growth through successful product launches – with James Whitman

Product Innovation Educators

James shares insights from his research studying companies that consistently launch successful products. James describes working with one organization that had five different sales leaders in 18 months due to these pressures. How could you build early warning systems into your launch process? Which metrics would matter most?

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522: Stop the stupid using proactive problem solving – with Doug Hall

Product Innovation Educators

hours daily fixing problems, with 75% of issues stemming from broken systems rather than employee mistakes. Even more concerning, products typically lose 50% of their innovative value during development as unique ideas get compromised to fit existing systems. Edwards Deming’s work, particularly the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle.

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

Product Innovation Educators

Understanding OKRs: From Intel to Modern Product Teams The evolution of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) began at Intel during the 1970s and 1980s, where Andy Grove transformed the traditional Management by Objectives (MBO) system into something more dynamic and outcome-focused.

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Case Study : Improving Data-Driven Decision Making for CSR Leadership

UX Planet

Case Study: Improving Data-Driven Decision Making for CSR Leadership Civian is a data-driven platform designed to help businesses measure, optimize, and showcase the social and economic impact of their investments in communities. Some of the issues included overlapping use of colors, poor boundary definitions and a lack of system feedback.

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520: The future of AI in product management – with Mike Todasco

Product Innovation Educators

He explains that their approach to innovation deliberately avoided the common pitfall of creating a two-tiered system where only designated “innovators” were responsible for new ideas. Creating an Inclusive Innovation Environment The foundation of PayPal’s innovation success rested on a culture of trust and autonomy.

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2021 Engagement Benchmarks for Education Apps

Alchemer Mobile

In our 2021 Mobile App Engagement Benchmark Report , a study of 1,000 apps across a billion+ app installs, we take a close look at apps in the Education category. While concerning, this is a solvable problem for mobile teams in 2021 as people slowly begin to get back into a normal groove with their education systems and preferences.

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2021 Engagement Benchmarks for Utilities Apps

Alchemer Mobile

In our 2021 Mobile App Engagement Benchmark Report , a study of 1,000 apps across a billion+ app installs, we take a close look at apps in the Utilities category. Ratings and Reviews. Travel apps ratings and reviews were around or slightly lower than macro app averages. star rating, and received 319 app store reviews.