3 lessons I take with me from MTPCON 2022
These are my takeaways from the 10th edition of Mind the Product.
An ode to pen and paper - they might be what you need to open up a conversation
If you are brave enough to go back to the roots, you might find the key to opening up a better conversation.
(Tech) trends and more from Almedalen week 2022
Where are Sweden and its tech heading? Here are some trends I picked up during the Almedalen week.
The importance of discovering solutions beyond opportunities - Our learnings with the Opportunity Solution tree
Working with Teresa Torres' opportunity solution tree, one key learning for me has been that creating the space for discovering solutions is at least as important as creating the space to discover opportunities.
4 overlooked product skills to focus on 2022
Everyone talks about discovery, ability to prioritize, business acumen, as important skills to master for PMs. I believe that beyond that there are 4 areas that are fundamental to succeed with any product.
Remote ways of working: Asynchronous ideation
We value diversity in so many ways in product development, yet the most common practice is still to put everyone in the same ”ideation box”. If it sounds really wrong, it is because it is. Here is how we changed how we ideate thanks to the constraints of remote work.
Motivated reasoning: what it is and why you should talk about it with your product teams
While reading about motivated reasoning and the fact that we see the world as we want it to be and not how it is, I couldn’t help but wonder: Could group dynamics in strong and independent product teams feed tribalism that leads us to bias product decisions?
About Focus
Focus is about saying no to good opportunities, not to bad ones. But how do you actually put that in practice?
About frameworks and when to use them
I reflected on frameworks and summarize what worked well and what didn’t for us. Because the key is to not fall in love with one but to mix them all.
How can we be really inclusive in our product choices?
What do you choose for your product: speed of delivery or inclusiveness? And is there a way to have both?
Concrete tips to make remote meetings work
478 days after we started to work fully remote, it is interesting to reflect on how physical distance has transformed our meeting habits in the Hemnet product organization.
The importance of failures - why mistakes are key for product excellence
Why mistakes are the key to success and how to teach your product organization to make them.
Nail it before you scale it: how to think about product-market fit
Some tips to think about when looking for product-market fit and avoid creating shiny products that nobody will use.
Hemnet is a public company: the beginning of a new journey
To move is to grow. As Hemnet becomes a public company, a new journey begins.
Quantity>Quality: a case for broadening your ideas and do not obsess with one
In product development is not about quantity or quality, is it about embracing that quantity will bring the quality of ideas you need.
Why you shouldn’t dot voting to decide what to work on
Dot voting is still great for some purposes, but not for prioritizing an idea to pursue. This is why you should consider stopping using it unless you are ready to accept that some dots are more equals than others.
Hemnet product development book club - fall/winter 2020
At Hemnet we have a product development book club to talk about product development. This is what we have been reading this fall.
Product strategy: What to think about when thinking about product strategy
Product strategy should give you directions and the ability to zoom out. In the same way that you are able to get out of the forest by following the path, even if the only thing you see in front of your nose is a gigantic tree.
Let’s talk about impostor syndrome
Like many other product people, I am often affected by impostor syndrome. While reading Empowered, the latest book by Marty Cagan and Chris Jones, I started to think about how I can actually act on it.
4 thoughts about innovation
4 spot-on ideas to challenge our capability of innovating every day.