The "party" of brute-force scaling is winding down, and the industry is finally starting to sober up. For the past few years, the dominant narrative for CEOs and Product Leaders was simply "bigger is …
The Observer Effect Breaks Lean: Leaders can Inadvertently Turn Gemba Walks into Theatre
Why do carefully planned Gemba walks sometimes produce silence, posture-perfect rituals and a performance designed to impress rather than improve? Because presence matters — but not always in the way …
The Agentic Era: Why Your Product Strategy Must Move Beyond the Chatbox
For more than twenty-five years, I’ve watched technology cycles move from the "magic" phase to the "utility" phase. I remember the early days at Nokia when we thought the mobile phone was just a …
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Kodak’s Lost Moment: What Product Leaders Must Learn from the First Digital Camera
What separates an invention from an industry transformation? The story of the first handheld digital camera is a useful lens. It’s not just a tale about pixels replacing film — it’s about incentives, …
Beyond Code: What 21 Lessons from Google Teach Us About the Human Side of Product
The technical brilliance inside companies like Google is obvious. What’s much harder — and more valuable — is the discipline of building products that humans actually want to use. A recent piece, 21 …
How Product Leaders Win Compliance Without Sacrificing Autonomy
Regulation isn't an obstacle to product autonomy — it's a design constraint. Treating it as a blockade that must be skirted will slow teams, increase risk and invite the very bureaucracy you’re trying …
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