The Product Model

#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 Lamarre

89% of large companies are undergoing a digital and AI transformation, but only 31% and 25% are achieving the expected revenue and cost savings, respectively.

Bypassing Traditional Hierarchy: A Bold, Bottom-up Movement In The Dutch Police Force by  Pim de Morree

Learn about a radical transformation within the Dutch National Police led by Jeroen Hammer and Roel Wolfert who were frustrated by bureaucratic management.

Product Direction

Product Discovery Lessons: Going From Zero To One by Ravi Mehta

The experience of the early days of a startup teaches us many things, including the importance of falling in love with the problem, not the solution..


How To Validate Your B2B Startup Ideaby Lenny Rachitsky

This article teaches you how to validate a B2B startup idea. It will show you how to talk to potential customers and the path of successful startup founders.

Continuous Discovery

Everyone Can Do Continuous Discovery—Even You! Here’s How by Teresa Torres

Teresa delves into the 3 main scenarios where the challenges and solutions for implementing continuous discovery in diverse organisational settings lie. 


Two Important New Roles for UX Designers in the Era of AI by Silvia Podesta
Learn about the evolving role of UX designers in the AI era, focusing on two new areas of expertise: ethics and AI policymaking.

Continuous Design

‘Doing Strategy’ As A Product Designer by Ted Goas
See how to incorporate strategy into your functions, where strategy is not only a matter of design, but also of understanding objectives and user needs. 


Creativity, AI, and the Human Pursuit of Uphill Thinking by John Maeda

John explores and shows us the relationship between creativity and AI, emphasising the concept of "bottom-up thinking" as a human trait. 

Continuous Delivery

Interim Platform Team by  Aleix Morgadas

Find out how Alex explores the concept of "interim platform teams", focusing on the pros and cons of having a team that acts temporarily to support customers.

Building a Strong Knowledge Sharing Culture on Engineering Teamsby Omer Rosenbaum

Omer analyses the shortcomings of current methods of knowledge sharing in software development, with an emphasis on problems of information and documentation.

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