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Making a difference by design… On how to lead a successful project… (or business) Picture: from Sir Michael Hill’s inspiring book of doodles & quotes Catch
Saskia van der Geest
August 17, 2020
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You’ll find all my latest thinking, white papers, e-books and blogs here.
It’s yours to share as you like, and feel free to come back to me with any comments, questions or queries. It would be great to start a conversation. Talk soon!
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For all the Product Development Warriors out there!
I love product development. I love the challenge of working with all the different specialists, the sales geniuses, the marketing masterminds, the operations wizards, the supply virtuosi, the technology mavens, and making all their amazing craft come together to deliver a beautiful solution for a client. The thrill of the journey to get to launch is exciting and invigorating. It is a fantastic feeling when it all comes together seamlessly.
Unfortunately, it often doesn’t. In many organisations this has become the norm:
” My boss wants us to deliver new products faster, better & cheaper,
and I’d like us to do that too, but we’re already working 60hrs/week
and I don’t know how I can go any faster. I’d love to do things better!”
But it does not have to be that way.
I wrote this paper for you. To bring the fun back into product development.
I know you love to do your job better. And you can. It is easier than you think. There is a formula to it.
Enjoy!
New book: Spilling the beans...
I’d love your help with this please?
I’m in the process of writing a book with lots of practical straightforward tips on how to improve product development. How to bring back the fun.
But rather than writing the whole thing, downloading all the ideas in my head, publishing it and then finding out it’s not quite right for you, I thought I’d test the idea with you first, because I really value your opinion. (You know me: I’m walking my talk!)
I’ve written a SSD (short shitty draft :-)) Find it here.
I’d really value your opinion and comments.
I love to know if I’m on the right track?
Thank you so much for your help in advance!
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How to grow – Lessons from a mathematician.
Making a difference by design… How to grow – Lessons from a mathematician. It’s a weird time we’re finding ourselves in. Which makes me ponder,
Saskia van der Geest
August 10, 2020
Kitchen nightmares. Lessons from Gordon Ramsay
Kitchen nightmares… lessons from Gordon Ramsay. I had a great conversation last week talking with former clients Gemma and Gary from Alliance and their new
Saskia van der Geest
August 6, 2020
Don’t reinvent the wheel
Making a difference by design… Want to go faster? Stop reinventing the wheel! Reuse the IP that’s in the business. Learn from what your colleagues have
Saskia van der Geest
July 28, 2020
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Want to improve? Then stop.
Making a difference by design… Want to improve? Then stop. Stop and take a moment to pause, to reflect. Learn from what you just did,
Saskia van der Geest
July 21, 2020
Streamline NPD workshop – Christchurch
Making a difference by design… The goal of my blog emails is to share my latest thinking to help you improve your product development and
Saskia van der Geest
June 26, 2020
“How do we compare vs. world class?”
Making a difference by design… “How do we compare vs. world class with our product development?” In talking with an innovation manager, he asked a
Saskia van der Geest
June 22, 2020
Critical success factor #2. The right climate & culture
Making a difference by design… Critical success factor …. #2. The right climate & culture Following on from last week’s blog, what else is important
Saskia van der Geest
June 15, 2020
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#1 Success factor
Making a difference by design… Critical success factor #1 According to the product development authorities there are a few factors critical to be successful in
Saskia van der Geest
June 8, 2020
6 weeks holiday
Making a difference by design… Would you like 6 weeks back in your year? What would you do with 6 weeks of free time back
Saskia van der Geest
June 2, 2020
The Smile Factor
Making a difference by design… The first measure I use in New Product Development is the Smile Factor. Literally. Are people smiling? I reckon that you
Saskia van der Geest
May 25, 2020
Back into the swing of things…
Making a difference by design… Back into the swing of things… One of the things that I keep a close eye on when it comes
Saskia van der Geest
May 17, 2020
