A brief thread on Impact = (Execution ^ Strategy) × Market for product people:

Amid plenty of 2023 predictions, I found a16z’s red threads compelling. What will bringing consumer-grade UX & tech to healthcare, agriculture, manufacturing etc achieve? +AI +Gaming mechanics +blockchain 👀 What are you excited for this year? a16z.com/2022/12/15/big…

Related: If instead of Ideas / Execution, we are talking about Strategy / Execution (the other perennial debate) here is an excellent post by Roger L. Martin. Bookmark it now if you don't have time to read right now. But don't miss it. (h/t @grantwhunter) rogermartin.medium.com/why-execution-…

I interviewed >1100 people at Google. 95% of candidates ask boring questions at the end of an interview (but it doesn't have to be true for you). If you want to stand out in a crowded market, you have to get interviewers to think. Here's how, in 7 steps ↓ 🧵

karin Phillip Jackson Latest from Ana Andjelic points to quality as the key differentiator for premium brands, since they can’t compete on price, speed, or trends andjelicaaa.substack.com/p/pivot-to-qua…

Found @davidjbland’s well-articulated guide to experiment pairing in my bookmarks. Build confidence in your solution, reduce assumptions risk with the relevant methodology. Combined with your opportunity trees, the basis of strong product roadmaps. medium.com/precoil/an-int…

Interesting experiment here by Dehant Benjamin. What role can/should AI tools play in design sprints, or other ideation activities? How might orgs combine their ‘real’ insights & expertise with generative tools? Thoughts? Via Niko Fernandez UX Collective bootcamp.uxdesign.cc/design-sprints…

A Short History of Football Kits:

Dutch TV keeping it classy! Looking forward to visiting Rijksmuseum Vermeer exhibition once tickets come available. Impressed with how they’ve launched it (site, activations, tv show) to bring his work to the public imagination🔥 (Gift article link) nytimes.com/2023/02/23/art…

It’s a painful moment for many design teams right now as budgets & priorities shift. But, it’s also the best moment for us to show up, to help steer focus toward those most valuable user/consumer outcomes we know are there to be solved for. This is where we change biz models.

Everything we create, everything we do, it all starts with our thinking Clear thinking drastically improves odds of success in all departments of career & life While clear thinking is quite rare, it can be developed with practice Advanced principles for clear thinking: (1/12)

Wow wow wow! Who saw not just a win, but the biggest win EVER v Utd coming! Bobby’s 7th icing on the cake of a fantastic team performance from start to finish. Who’s afraid of the Bernabeu now? #LIVMUN #YNWA

I have 4 invites that I’d love to send to women and underrepresented creative & tech people.

There’s an abundance of unoccupied commercial spaces in our cities worldwide, while many can’t find housing. Converting one to the other seems logical, but it’s not so easy as Emily Badger & Larry Buchanan explain in this excellent piece: (Gift link) nytimes.com/interactive/20…

I went to Naples to meet Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who is the most compelling, exciting player (and story) in Europe, as far as I can tell. Then I went for a pizza tasting menu, which is the high point of human civilisation. nytimes.com/2023/03/14/spo…

GPT 4:0 dropped today & is already demonstrating amazing promise. Exciting to think about all the novel & useful products that could be developed from it! Cade Metz put together this helpful overview of the biggest differences from gpt3.5 (gift) nytimes.com/2023/03/14/tec…

Midjourney presents historic sneaker collections: 👟Queen Elizabeth 👟Mansa Musa 👟Ghengis Khan 👟Socrates

As much as I support Kelleher as an Irishman & LFC fan, and as good a game as he had till late on, this last Greek goal is why he’s not ready to be #1 at a top club yet. Hope he gets the consistent game time he needs to help develop on his potential. #GREIRL