Digital by Default

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  • Hiring hyperbole

    This tweet from Ian was timely this morning as I’ve just started working on a new presentation that I am planning on trying out at Design Swansea later this summer which for now is titled — ‘Product is a team sport’. In theory it will cover my thoughts on building and leading a product team based on…

  • Three is the magic number

    Today is my three year anniversary at the Office for National Statistics. This makes it comfortably my second longest stay in a job*. Well it has actually been more than one job — I was actually hired to be the ‘Head of Rich Content Development’. Yep I have no idea either. I was inspired by the early…

  • Making the most of attending #theleanevent

    These days it is pretty rare for me to attend conferences that I am not speaking at and like at least one of the speakers at this conference this means the rest of the talks somewhat wash over me as I stress about my own. I was determined to make the most of this opportunity…

  • The Lean Event — Day Two

    day one The strategy myth Josh Seiden People say Lean methods are not strategic — that they allow you to test your strategic ideas, but do not allow you to set strategy. This is a misunderstanding of both strategy and of lean methods. Strategy is not, as some would hold, a detailed plan that you hand off to…

  • The Lean Event — Day One

    day two Jared M. SpoolBuilding a winning UX strategy How much should you invest to truly delight your customers? When you focus on removing frustration you end up with a product that just satisfies. Moving past that to delight means changing your whole approach. Learn how to use the Kano model to help you prune features,…