Radical Product Thinking: The New Mindset for Innovating Smarter

Radical Product Thinking: The New Mindset for Innovating Smarter

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  • Create Date:2021-09-29 16:21:15
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  • Author:R Dutt
  • ISBN:1523093315
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Summary

Iteration rules product development, but it isn't enough to produce dramatic results。 This book champions Radical Product Thinking, a systematic methodology for building visionary, game-changing products。


Methodologies such as Lean and Agile have democratized innovation by teaching us to harness the power of iteration to innovate faster, but our ability to set a clear destination hasn't kept up with the pace。 When we iterate without a clear vision or strategy, our products become bloated, fragmented, and driven by irrelevant metrics。 They catch "product diseases" that are often fatal to true innovation。

In Radical Product Thinking (RPT), product development is led by the vision for the change it's intended to create。 This methodology helps leaders reimagine the problems they face and align their team to find creative solutions using five elements: Vision, Strategy, Prioritization, Execution, and Culture。 R。 Dutt guides readers through these elements so they develop a clear process for achieving their desired change, incorporate it into daily activities, and turn RPT skills into muscle memory。

This book gives organizations a repeatable model for building vision-driven products by helping us systematically translate vision and strategy into everyday actions so our product becomes a vehicle for creating the change we want to see in the world。 Dutt shows us that you don't have to be a natural-born visionary to produce extraordinary results。

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Reviews

Mukesh Gupta

I got a digital galley of this book via @Netgalley。 I really loved the book。 Here are some of the things that I loved about the book: - The book addresses an issue that is close to my heart and of importance to all of us as a society。 The author prescribes a process of developing products that is both good for the people developing the product and for the users of the product。 - The author also gives easy to use ways or steps to follow in order to be able to create products and strategy that wor I got a digital galley of this book via @Netgalley。 I really loved the book。 Here are some of the things that I loved about the book: - The book addresses an issue that is close to my heart and of importance to all of us as a society。 The author prescribes a process of developing products that is both good for the people developing the product and for the users of the product。 - The author also gives easy to use ways or steps to follow in order to be able to create products and strategy that works for all。 - The concept of digital pollution proposed in the book has come of age and needs a public discourse around it。 - The stories that the author refers to make her case are fresh and not some stories that have been rehashed multiple times in multiple books。 I specially liked the stories of Lijjat pappad and the Monetary Authority of Singapore。 What could have been done differently: - The only thing that I would've liked even more was to have more stories or cases。 The cases are sufficient to make the point that the author wants to make。 However, I would have really enjoyed a few more interesting cases。 If you are a product manager or a startup founder, working on building your own product, this is a must read book。 。。。more

Harsha

From time to time, leaders in the Product Management field release hallmark books where they share their thought leadership, knowledge, experiences and guidance。 Examples of such books are Blue Ocean Strategy, Lean Startup, Lean Product Playbook, Crossing the Chasm, Escaping the Build Trap, Inspired, The Mom Test etc。 While these are seminal works and present world class perspectives in specific areas of Product Management, what I have felt the need is for a work that gives me a structured jumps From time to time, leaders in the Product Management field release hallmark books where they share their thought leadership, knowledge, experiences and guidance。 Examples of such books are Blue Ocean Strategy, Lean Startup, Lean Product Playbook, Crossing the Chasm, Escaping the Build Trap, Inspired, The Mom Test etc。 While these are seminal works and present world class perspectives in specific areas of Product Management, what I have felt the need is for a work that gives me a structured jumpstart to the questions:t- "What do I do?"t- "How do all the pieces fit together?"t- "How do I effectively go from Strategy Thinking, Visioning to Strategic Doing to Effective Execution? "I believe that this book "Radical Product Thinking" by R。Dutt belongs in the same pantheon and is poised to be a game changer。 After reading through the book,I believe that I have gotten a pragmatic, complete, and tactical Product Development framework that is "Radical" and a fresh new approach to the change that is inevitable 。 I believe that the Radical Product Thinking Framework will help me make good products great, envision and build absolutely fabulous products and tackle wicked problems which call for new and radical approaches。 The best highlight of the book are the sections where R。Dutt ties her work experiences with the concepts presented。 That itself helped cement the motivations and value drivers from both the discrete parts and the whole picture。 The pragmatic advice given to avoid good products going bad, ethical and responsible practices to developing products, minimizing digital pollution and proposing a practice of standard - Hippocratic Oath to the field of Product Management is GOLD!I can almost feel that I have a virtual personal mentor and coach when I turn to the book for advice and guidance when I need it。 This book along with the Radical Product Thinking toolkit and companion website, gives me everything I need to start working with product development in a bold, different and hopefully better way。 I intended to apply Radical Product Thinking to my current product/solutioning work in Autonomous Vertical Farming systems and present my own case study in the near future。 。。。more

Darya

Rest book on strategic product creation。 There are plenty of information on how to work on a product from strategic perspective, make sure you cover needs with an outlook in the future。 This book covers the basics and beyond。 My favourite chapter (definitely with reading!) is about illnesses that any company can face regardless it's stage (startup or a well developed business) when working on product。 I have found plenty of useful tips on corporate culture and spirit building, vision and goals s Rest book on strategic product creation。 There are plenty of information on how to work on a product from strategic perspective, make sure you cover needs with an outlook in the future。 This book covers the basics and beyond。 My favourite chapter (definitely with reading!) is about illnesses that any company can face regardless it's stage (startup or a well developed business) when working on product。 I have found plenty of useful tips on corporate culture and spirit building, vision and goals setting from a fresh perspective。 。。。more

Maggie

Packed to the gills with pragmatic frameworks, structured mad-libs, poignant advice, a delightful discussion of "product diseases", and a willingness to challenge conventional wisdom within product management: Dutt gives a gift to the product world。 Before I get to the summary of the work, there are a few elements of this work that marks it as refreshing。 First, while she uses case studies, they do not account for the bulk of the word content。 They are quick and precise。 Second, it's not entrenc Packed to the gills with pragmatic frameworks, structured mad-libs, poignant advice, a delightful discussion of "product diseases", and a willingness to challenge conventional wisdom within product management: Dutt gives a gift to the product world。 Before I get to the summary of the work, there are a few elements of this work that marks it as refreshing。 First, while she uses case studies, they do not account for the bulk of the word content。 They are quick and precise。 Second, it's not entrenched in the B2C, Venture Capital world of Silicon Valley (though there are some examples)。 She repeatedly draws on product examples that are not software and articulates how B2B software differs from B2C。 It's hard to use a method designed for B2C when designing a B2B product! Finally, someone that says so! And last, but not least, she challenges conventional product wisdom。 For example, Dutt situates MVP within the Radical Product Thinking framework-- between Strategy and Execution, because it's not sufficient by itself。 And every Product Manager of B2B and mission-critical products rejoiced! Likewise, she challenges readers to critically reflect on their OKR's to ensure that they are measuring the right thing and demonstrating how they can go array。Here's the summary: R。 Dutt catches a balance between strategy and tactics that few product thinkers have achieved。 She starts by offering a quick vision mad-lib (similar to a "value proposition"), allowing readers to quickly write a vision statement without getting lost in the mechanics。 Then, she moves to the next level down, providing a strategic framework to connect the why with the how。 The Real pain points, Design, Capabilities, and Logistics (RDCL) framework is akin to a business model canvas/ lean canvas but much easier to read and use。 Next up is a prioritization matrix that empowers the PM to communicate with both team members for execution and helps to align stakeholders。 It's only then that she digs into the execution phase。 This chapter comes with worksheets and structured statements that force the reader to articulate the connection between the strategy。 She wraps up by talking about product influence on culture and the implications of ethics。 In other words, she starts with the big picture of the product, goes down to execution level details, and then zooms back out to discuss and engage readers on the product big picture with its impact on the world that we live in! I can't wait to read it again。 。。。more

Fauzia Burke

Every business at every level can benefit from this book。 We all need to innovate and launch products and services that our customers will love。

Jayakumar Pitchiah

It's a good read and helps everyone to understand the vision-driven development of any product。 it's a must-read for all leaders irrespective of their levels。 It's a good read and helps everyone to understand the vision-driven development of any product。 it's a must-read for all leaders irrespective of their levels。 。。。more

Ekta Thawani

I love how this book was written with so much clarity and inspiration for an aspiring product leader like myself。 It provides tons of examples and a structured approach on how to lead your products with a vision in order to create the change you want to see in the world。 Highly recommended for product leaders looking to make a difference with their product。