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Cross-Functional #164: What can't AI do?
I was blown away when I saw Javi Lopez's post about building a working game using just ChatGPT4 and Midjourney.
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #163: Designs are meant to be thrown away
Linear has shared its design process and it bucks the trends of modern design approaches. (See link to article below)
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #162: 4 or 5 product assumption types?
Assumptions underpin every solution we devise. However, articulating these assumptions on a blank canvas can be challenging. Marty Cagan and Teresa Torres advocate categorising assumptions into Desirability, Usability, Feasibility, and Viability to make it easier to identify thin
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #161: Every Metric Can Be Gamed
One of the links this week is on the short-term gain but long-term pain of gaming metrics. One of the examples Ryan gives is about burying information to increase time on a page - but this will just create quiet resentment in customers.
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #160: Can you teach principles?
John Cutler gave a talk earlier in the year and one of his slides stated "You can't teach principles. But you can practice and express the skills that express these principles".
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #159, Structure Teams
Karri Saarinen, CEO of Linear, posted how they structure their teams. He said "One of the unique aspects of Linear is that we expect the product team to be the PM". He goes on to clarify that with PM's you risk them becoming the defacto-decision maker and the team just outsources
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #158, Objective and Key Results
Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) have gained significant traction as a tool to set ambitious goals for teams, with key results typically measured by shifts in customer behaviour. While this approach is highly effective for teams that possess the autonomy to devise and implement
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #157
With the explosion of A/B testing, and the famous 41 shades of blue test by Google, there has been a trend towards small optimisations. But these optimisations are low risk and low reward. Companies are looking for teams to deliver big returns but this won’t happen with small, sa
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #156: Shifting from individual to team productivity
In this issue we look at the ethical responsibilities of AI programming, the cognitive traps of hindsight bias, A/B testing and more. The main thing McKinsey’s developer productivity report continues to cause some uproar. People working in product development know that any me
Read edition ↗Oops - here's the real #155 of weekly news across Product, UX, Design and Dev
First off, sorry about the exclusive (and totally unintentional) sneak peek into the upcoming UXDX conference! We hope you enjoyed the unexpected detour. We blame it on the coffee machine being out of order this morning. Either way, mistakes were made. But as we always say, conti
Read edition ↗#154 of weekly news across Product, UX, Design and Dev
In this edition we delve into the value of digital transformation, how to realise a B2B startup idea, the influence of designers in the AI world, interim platform teams and more. Enabling the Team The Value of Digital Transformation by Eric Lamarre89% of large companies are u
Read edition ↗#153 of weekly news across Product, UX, Design and Dev
This week we take a look at the death of the double diamond, impact mapping, the collapse of job listings, the purpose of architecture and more. Enabling the Team Streamlining Decisions: A Framework by Francesca CortesiYou need 3 people to make a decision - one with expertise
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UXDX Supports Laid-Off Tech Professionals in Ireland with Free Conference Tickets
In response to the recent tech layoffs in Ireland, UXDX is offering a helping hand by providing 50 free tickets to its upcoming conference, aiming to upskill professionals and enhance their t-shaped skills.
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