Peter Cullen helped transform Optimus Prime into more than just a hero. He helped forge him into a role model. One of mine, actually.
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Garth Merenghi’s Darkplace Sheds Light On How Product Managers Can Overcome Bad Product Strategy
A spoof of bad 80’s TV dramas, Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace presents itself as a lost, low-budget show now getting its first modern-day screening. Each episode features Dr. Rick Dagless, M.D., fighting the forces of evil that haunt Darkplace Hospital. Episode three “Skipper The Eye Child” carries an important message for product managers haunted by bad product strategy.
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The One Where I Said Too Much
The NBC sitcom Friends debuted in 1994 and followed the lives of six twenty-somethings living in New York City. Chandler (played by Matthew Perry) often struggles with relationships, and goes to his friends for help. Hilarity ensues. And so does a lesson in executive meetings for product managers. <spoiler warning> […]
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The Genius Of He-Man’s Mini Comics Illustrates The Importance Of Thinking On Your Feet
Every day, you’re inventing something. The faster your can generate, collate, and evaluate ideas to get at a solution, the more successful you’re going to be…
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Resurrected Assassins And The Men Who Killed Them Teach Us Something About The Relationship Between UX And Product Management
The animated series Gungrave will help us explore the “right” relationship between usability and product management.
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‘American Horror Story’ Teaches Us Something About Mentoring Product Managers
Is your protege really motivated to grow and change? This could be hard work. Are they up for it?
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