[Weekly Retro] Product story

#37 - Feb.2024

Happy Friday!

Here is a quick idea before you head off for the weekend:

A story without conflict, tension, or twist is a dull narrative.

Stories move people forward. They inspire. They create connections.

Your product needs a good story. In fact, storytelling is one of the most important skills you can develop as a Product Manager.

Is by sharing your product story that you connect with customers and stakeholders on the purpose of your product. 

It’s through stories that you share your commitment to your promise.

What is the customer’s conflict that you are promising to solve? What is the twist that your product offers that makes it different from others? What is the value proposition that your product offers to solve such conflict? 

Your story is your mission.

Post of the week:

Saying No

#97 - Knowledge bites on tech innovation, design, and creativity. On the challenges on saying no for decision making.

César's blogCésar Rodríguez

Interesting links I found during this week:

Sora: Creating video from text

It’s easier to forgive a human than a robot

One of the reasons I think AI is going to have a hard time taking over all our driving duties, our medical care, or even just our customer support interactions, is that being as good as a human isn’t good enough for a robot. They need to be computer good. That is, virtually perfect. That’s a tough bar to scale. Let’s take the cars for…

What is design accountable for in a product company?

When I started my first in-house design leadership role, I proudly went to my boss and declared “the design team is accountable for…

UX CollectiveThomas Sutton

Quote of the week:

"A product without a story is a commodity" - Chris Do.