What happens when a user research session goes wrong – and what could be done to prevent such a downward spiral into research hell? The research team at Redbubble has come up with a fantastic activity to help understand what can go wrong so you can plan and discuss how to prevent the issues...
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Keynote 2018 – The power of pessimism: using Research Ops to avoid calamity in user testing
SO EXCITED to announce our morning keynote! The research team from Redbubble will give us a look into what a user research session might look like – and how to manage it. Researchers are calm, optimistic and always prepared. User testing is pretty straightforward as long as you have a script and a prototype....
Keynote 2018 – When Being Great at Your Job Breaks the World
We’re excited to announce our 1st keynote for this year’s product camp! Whether it’s Uber’s impact on employment conditions and the social contract; Facebook’s monetisation of our data and narcissistic tendencies; or the way the family of Candy Crush games keeps us popping candies over human interaction, the world is waking up to the...
Wrap-up: Leadership in Product
Leadership in product usually doesn’t include having authority so a huge part of a product manager’s day-to-day responsibilities is influencing and persuading. How do product managers convince people to do things? Leadership in Product. One of the user-generated sessions today. #pcampmelb #prodmgmt A post shared by Product Camp Melbourne (@pcampmelb) on Aug 25, 2017...
Keynote 2017 – Play at Work
Do you play at work? What do you think of when that question is asked? Is it images of bright offices with bean bag chairs, social mixers and ping pong tables? Or a team working through a solution with a sense of discovery and amusement? Play is more than ping pong tables and team...
Keynote 2017 – Debunking Diversity
If feels like every week there’s a new report about the lack of diversity in tech companies or a new organisation working on how to make the industry more diverse. A report from the University of Sydney shows the future of tech companies may face the same lack of talent and diverse talent as...
What Dev Teams need from Product Managers – Product Camp 2016 Wrap-up
What do dev teams need from their product managers? Product and Tech work very closely with each other but not always very well. Daniel Kinal, Senior Product Manager at MYOB, talked about how we can improve that working relationship. It's Showtime @dktpm Daniel … "What development teams need from their PM's" @pcampmelb #pcampmelb pic.twitter.com/zaWBhDIgho...
Breaking into Product Management – Product Camp 2016 Wrap-up
A few people suggested topics around getting your first product management job or being new to the field. We asked them to team up and viola – a panel on breaking into Product Management was the result! Faciliated by our very own MC – Steve Bauer. Q: How did you get into product management?...
Working with Humans – Product Camp 2016 Wrap-up
Does your job involve working with humans? How is that going? Tim Webster and Gretchen Pitt shared their story about working together – both the ups & downs. Their story sounded rather familiar and perhaps you’ve been through something like this? I certainly have. Tim introduced the preso by stating the profound and obvious:...
Comics and Product Narrative – Product Camp 2016 Wrap-up
Daniel Neville, who runs the Prototypes and Popcorn Meetup, ran this session. The topic was perfect to follow Shawn Callahan’s keynote on storytelling. Daniel reminded us that anyone can sketch – even though people often think they can not. Simple sketches also mean it can be easy to understand. He recommended the book “Understanding Comics” by Scott McCloud...