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CDPD and the PDMA kHub

February 20, 2025

I’m excited to share that I was invited by the Product Design and Management Association (PDMA) to write about Community Driven Product Development (CDPD) on

The Future of Product Management: Reusing and Reinvesting The AI Dividend

February 19, 2025

I recently spoke at Austin ProductCamp about the idea that we shouldn’t just be looking at AI as a cost saver, but as an opportunity

Product Management & Development Association Webinar

December 17, 2024

I’ve been fortunate to be able to present to several PDMA chapters this fall. It’s been an absolute delight with some really great discussion coming

Podcast Guest Interview: Minimum Viable Podcast

December 12, 2024

Elliott Poppel of General Collaboration and the Minimum Viable Podcast recently invited me on show to talk about community strategy and Community Driven Product Development

CDPD Introduction… via Google Notebook LLM podcast

October 11, 2024

Google has recently released a new AI tool, Notebook LLM. You can upload text and audio content and it will create a short recap “podcast”

Together We Create: Minnesota PDMA webinar

May 8, 2024

I recently had the pleasure of speaking to the Minnesota chapter of the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) about Community Driven Product Development. It’s

Book Tour: Cognitive Surplus

A few weeks back, the folks at the TLC book tours, asked me if I was interested in participating in the book tour to support

July 26, 2010

The Illusionist

Fantastic. I’m not sure what more I can say to describe The Illusionist. Fantastic acting, writing, directing. But the most fantastic was the visual style

September 2, 2006

Upcoming Movies

I loves me some movie trailers. It’s quite an art, really. Cutting a trailer from minimal footage, trying to entice, but not give away. Here’s

September 1, 2006

Y: The Last Man

USA Today blogger Whitney Matheson writes about one of the best books (graphic or otherwise) that I’ve read in a while. I’m not sure why

August 30, 2006

New book: Word of Mouth Marketing

My friend Andy Sernovitz, head of the Word of Mouth Marketing Association, has a new book coming out soon: Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart

August 24, 2006

Book Review: Small is the New Big

Portfolio Publishing sent me a copy of Seth Godin’s new book, Small is the New Big for review. It’s an interesting read, and like Seth’s

August 22, 2006

Superman Returns indeed!

When I was 7 years old, I had what was arguably the best birthday party I’ve had yet. After going to see Superman (Superman III,

June 19, 2006

Looking Stupid

Companies often look foolish to their consumers, that’s one of those business constants you can’t get away from. No matter how great your company is,

June 7, 2006

Perhaps the worst idea yet

This has to be the worst idea I’ve ever heard… Spot RunnerWe make it easy to get your business on TV It used to be

June 2, 2006

Business Books: What do you like?

I read a lot of business books as I try to absorb as much data funneled into my brain as possible. The good ones I’ll

May 14, 2006

Beastie Movie

This is a really cool concept: PARK CITY, Utah — Give an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of typewriters and you’ll eventually get

January 23, 2006

Fan Films

Came across an article today about fan films and their growing place in the world of film. Our most cherished sci-fi franchises are in a

July 13, 2005

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CX SessionS

CX Sessions is a comfortable, casual virtual gathering I host once a month at no charge for senior-level community professionals across the country. I designed it as a free, small group, no-sales event where people can relax, relate, and get real about the challenges and rewards of customer communities. It has since expanded into two career development options, CX Sessions Professional and CX Sessions Mentor, which are 3-month, cohort-based programs designed to advance community-building skills for beginners and longtime leaders alike.