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The users lose
When the giants of the tech world play the game of thrones, it’s the users who pay the blood price. About two weeks ago Twitter removed the Instagram inline preview of Instagram photos, meaning Twitter users can no longer see Instagram photos their friends have posted directly in the twitter stream: users now need to…
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The stand-in Lumia 920
Can’t wait for your Nokia Lumia 920? Although shipments have started, not everyone has been able to get their hands on one yet. But here’s an inventive solution constructed by my friend Geoff to “get a feel for the Lumia”. Almost as good as the real thing!
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Inspiration from Tennyson (and Bond)
Inspiration is oft revealed in the unlikeliest of places. Such as, for example, the latest Bond film Skyfall, where M quotes the marvellous Alfred Lord Tennyson and his amazing work, ‘Ulysses‘: Though much is taken, much abides; and though We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven; that which…
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The Product Owner – the poster
Being a Product Owner sure is a lot of work! Following my talk at the recent ALE unconference in Barcelona, I re-made the iconography used in my talk and turned it into a poster: The Complete Product Owner Poster. The poster is available in three colour combinations, and is printable on any normal office or…
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Apple Maps and the Tall Poppy Syndrome
Ever since Apple launched iOS6 with their brand new Apple Maps, the web has been flooded with reports, posts, tweets and even special tumbler blogs dedicated to pointing out how ‘catastrophically bad’ Apple’s Maps product is. The cacophony reached a crescendo on Friday with this post from the normally respectable Business Insider, pointing out how…
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The “tweet pitch”: an elevator pitch in 140 characters
What’s the one sentence that describes your product? We all know about the Elevator Pitch – the 30 second pitch that you would deliver to your CEO or to an investor whom you meet in an elevator, where you have until the elevator doors open to pitch your great idea. I’ve written before that it’s…
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Microsoft gives all its employees a new phone, tablet and PC… and I think that’s real smart
Geekwire reported on Friday that Microsoft announced at their annual employee conference that every full-time employee will receive a brand spankin’ new Windows 8 mobile device, Windows 8 computer and a new Surface Tablet – for work and private use. With over 90,000 full-time employees, this is not an inexpensive exercise… with a generous estimate…
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The Law of Two Feet – every day
In open space-style workshops/sessions there’s a concept called “The Law of Two Feet”. It means that if, at any time, you feel you are not contributing to the session, or if you are not learning something, then you should use your two feet to leave the session and find one where you can contribute and…
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ALE 2012: My presentation: “The Product Owner – The Accidental Profession”
Here you can find the slides from my presentation at the Agile Lean Europe 2012 Unconference in Barcelona this week. Download the slides Thank you to everyone who attended and gave feedback!
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On new solutions to old problems…
“Here is Edward Bear, coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump, on the back of his head, behind Christopher Robin. It is, as far as he knows, the only way of coming downstairs, but sometimes he feels that there really is another way, if only he could stop bumping for a moment and think of it.”—…