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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

FFF: i mr brightside

Photo by minas_papadopoulos

December 5, 2008

FFF: Conversation in the clouds

(Sorry the Friday Flickr Finds have been so delayed!) Photo by swamibu

November 28, 2008

FFF: BlogWorld Expo

One of the many, many reasons I love my industry and my job within it: this is what I have to look forward to as

September 19, 2008

FFF: bamboo forest

bamboo forest/ 50mm f1.4 ness Originally uploaded by youngdoo

September 12, 2008

FFF: Olympic Stadium – HDR

(Original image from Rene Ehrhardt)

August 29, 2008

FFF: Michael Phelps

(Original Image by guano)

August 22, 2008

FFF: Blurry Foreground

This week has been an interesting one as far as my business “larger picture” goes. More on this soon, but there are some exciting things

July 18, 2008

FFF: Pump Test

(Pump Test from praesentire) This photo reminds me why I want to get better at photography. The visual effects a talented photographer can pull off

July 11, 2008

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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.