I love hearing how companies are creating successful products that provide customers value, which is the topic of this episode. Gordon Stannis, the Director of Design and Strategy at Twisthink shares their approach to developing innovative solutions for their Fortune 500 clients. Gordon started his work as an industrial designer and then moved into product development and management roles. We ...

I spoke with Kawasaki Motors' Senior Manager of Corporate Research and Product Management, Dave Oventhal, to learn from their experience. We discussed the four steps for how product managers and innovators can help build a more effective innovation ecosystem in their companies.

Lean Startup or Stage-Gate? More often organizations are not choosing one or the other but taking the “and” option and integrating both into their product processes. The challenge is how to get them to play nice with each other and gain the benefits of each without losing something in the process.

If you are new to Value Proposition Design, think of it as the third leg of a stool consisting of Lean Startup and Design Thinking as the other legs — all three are similar in intent and each provides valuable tools, arguably with Alex’s tools being most valuable to product managers who think like product leaders — or in my words, product masters.

Chad McAllister interviews Richard Banfield, co-author his soon-to-be-released book "Product Leadership: How Top Product Managers Launch Awesome Products and Build Successful Teams". Their discussion will give you a preview – and valuable insights for becoming a product leader.

Developing products in today’s market is a formidable task. Cycle times are shrinking and the pressure to do more with less is increasing. As the stress to get products to market faster increases, little room is left for learning through mistakes. But isn’t making mistakes an important part of the process?

To learn more about the value of storytelling and using it to share ideas and persuade others to join you, I spoke with Michael Margolis. He is the CEO and founder of Get Storied, which serves leaders, innovators, and trailblazers who have a world-changing agenda. He helps those who are inventing the future and need to get their story straight because ideas don’t sell themselves. His work has been featured in Fast Company, TIME, and Wired.

Where does this product story start? It begins with Kärcher North America, the market leader in carpet extraction cleaning. The core product line was 15 years old and in need of innovation. Chad McAllister interviews Bill Ott, Executive Vice President of the product development organization at Kärcher.

Realizing how people approach innovation and their strengths is something Tamara Kleinberg accomplishes. She created a tool, the Innovation Quotient Edge, for identifying your innovation strength, which is why I interviewed her to learn more.

Have you ever wondered why some people earn attention and respect when they speak, and others don’t? Such people are said to have gravitas. With gravitas, you can express yourself clearly and with the passion and confidence to persuade, influence and engage listeners. While a few people appear to be born with a natural influence over others, gravitas is actually ...