April 14 2013, a group of Balanced Team members met at the offices of Neo, NYC for a social gathering and mini-unconference on topics of interest: Agile+UX+Lean Startup. We enjoyed bagels and coffee and collected topics of interest which we then discussed in fishbowl conversation format. Below, please find a photo and a list of topics provided by the group.
Please write a topic (or two) of interest for today
Embedding marketing
Unicorns - what are they - do you need ’em?
Product owner teams - report from the field
Live style guides first movement
Timing of design thinking vs. lean
Making vs. thinking: pace & vanity progress
If our currency is shared understanding, let’s talk about quality & values
Lane’s “learn to code” trip report
Product manager vs project manager?
Product manager/owner think they are the customer (no research)
Care & feeding of the engine of construction
How to effectively bring designers into Agile/Lean development?
Convincing management to build NEW products that solve a problem (aka not Facebook for pets)
Josh, Giff, Jeff should buy a makerbot
Convincing management that user research is good when they are scared you won’t come off as experts (B2B)
How do we assess what is the “minimum desirable things” that will convince users and/or sponsors?
You can see a set of photos from the event on Meetup.