Product strategy
Product strategy is the process of defining what you want to achieve and how you plan to get there.
Tom So and
Product strategy
The engineer who truly understands the problem often finds that the elegant solution is simpler than anyone expected.
The engineer who starts with a solution tends to build complexity in search of a justification.
The engineer who starts with a solution tends to build complexity in search of a justification.
Long-tail users of user-centered design are not given the degree of control necessary to adapt the design object or tool to their unique needs, and designers are faced with the long-tail problem mentioned earlier.
This is where design for emergence offers an alternative.
Design for Emergence
In design for emergence, the designer assumes that the... See more
This is where design for emergence offers an alternative.
Design for Emergence
In design for emergence, the designer assumes that the... See more
A great story about simplicity from Akio Morita, the instigator of the Walkman project at Sony:
Engineers had the technology to add the recording function to the Walkman and it would’ve cost only 50 cents to a dollar per unit. Morita decided against it. He wanted the device to have one function, which it performs very well. Walkman should only play
/// 100 QUESTIONS /// to gain clarity via Alex Morris:
Why are we doing this?
Ask that of yourself and the team with regularity.
What’s the simplest explanation?
What reaction should all the creative achieve?
What’s your most controversial opinion?
What little frictions exist that might bleed out the work if allowed to compound?
Are you solving a
When we make something new, people often ask "why don't you just add that to Basecamp?"
There are a number of reasons, depending on what it is. But, broadly, making something brand new gives you latitude (and attitude) to explore new tech and design approaches.
It's the opposite of grafting something on to a heavier, larger system that already... See more
There are a number of reasons, depending on what it is. But, broadly, making something brand new gives you latitude (and attitude) to explore new tech and design approaches.
It's the opposite of grafting something on to a heavier, larger system that already... See more
why podcast magic
Most app-making is just being extremely disciplined in deciding what you’re going to reinvent.
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