Transforming Perspectives: A Recap of Our Meetup with Marty Cagan
This April, Arne and I had the privilege of hosting Marty Cagan at our most recent Product at Heart event in partnership with ProductTank Hamburg. Held at the vibrant space provided by FFW and supported by airfocus, this free meetup circled around the compelling themes of Marty's latest book, TRANSFORMED.
What to Expect at Product at Heart 2024: A First Glimpse
Product at Heart takes a fresh and different approach to curating our conference content. We intentionally select the themes for the year based on what we’re seeing within the product world, aiming to bring in a diverse range of voices from product professionals.
Product at Heart Tickets Available Now: 3 Reasons to Buy Yours Today!
We’re so thrilled to be hosting Product at Heart again from September 11–13, 2024 in Hamburg, Germany. If you’re not already familiar with it, Product at Heart is an international gathering of curious product people with keynotes from globally recognized speakers, breakout sessions designed to dig deeper into meaningful topics, and plenty of time for networking with your like-minded peers. Explore the highlights and key learnings from last year’s event here.
Navigating the Uncharted: Crafting Our Conference Experience
Designing the program for a conference involves a nuanced blend of selecting experts in the field, ensuring diverse voices, and aligning with what our audience hopes to gain. At Product at Heart, the annual summit for product management aficionados, we aim to deliver both insightful and inspirational content.
Why Every Leaders is a Futurist
A futurist is someone that thinks, designs and plays in the future. A leader is someone who leads people towards a vision for the future. Therefore, leading is inherently about the future and every leader is a futurist, says Alicia Shao, a senior service designer at Lego, external lecturer at Köln International School of Design, mentor at Amazing Design People List, and most importantly, a Futurist at heart.
John Cutler – 5 Essential Product Habits for Every Team
John Cutler is a product thinker and coach who has worked with hundreds of product teams around the globe. He sees himself as working in the “habit business”, meaning that he is trying to get product people to do things that will improve their ways of working.
Knowledge Exchange for PMs – Product at Heart 2023
Something magical happens when you put product people in the same room and allow them to share their successes and struggles. If you attended Product at Heart, you probably had the chance to observe this firsthand. The power of learning with and from peers is undeniable, which is why Knowledge Exchange for PMs was one of the themed sessions at Product at Heart.
Exploring Product Operations – Product at Heart 2023
What exactly is Product Operations? Whether you’ve already got an official Product Operations team or you’re just trying to introduce and solidify some of the foundational concepts of this discipline, we see a growing interest in (and occasional misunderstandings of) Product Operations within the product community. This is why Exploring Product Operations was one of the themed sessions at Product at Heart.
Finding Clarity of Thought for Yourself – Product at Heart 2023
How confident are you in your ability to think clearly? If you feel like you’re constantly pulled in a thousand different directions, welcome to the club! Product people in particular have so many competing priorities and projects, which is why Finding Clarity of Thought for Yourself was one of the themed sessions at Product at Heart.
Outcome-Based Product Planning
Back when software was boxed and sold in brick and mortar stores, the product was stable. It was clear what the box promised to and has to deliver. Therefore, working with a roadmap of outputs towards shipping such a box made sense.
Providing Directional Clarity to the People Around You — Product at Heart 2023
Providing Directional Clarity to the People Around You was one of the themed sessions during Product at Heart 2023 (the others were Finding Clarity of Thought for Yourself, Exploring Product Operations, and Knowledge Exchange for PMs).
Kicking Off the 2023 Product at Heart Conference: A Nod to the Power of Poetry
We are now happily sharing the video of Sarah's performance without further ado. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did and that it leaves you feeling inspired and eager for the productive and engaging conversations to come.
Karin Schoefegger – AI for a better world: The Role of PMs
Karin Schoefegger has over 15 years of experience in building AI products. As an expert in her field, she wants to teach people how to build AI products that are innovative, but first and foremost trustworthy. Her talk at the Product at Heart conference starts out with a thought experiment.
Teresa Torres – Even You Can Do Continuous Discovery: Bringing the Discovery Habits to Every Organization
We all know Teresa Torres by her super successful book Continuous Discovery Habits. Her book sold more than 80.000 times world-wide and included a lot of advice on how to introduce a continuous product discovery in our daily work as product managers.
Product at Heart 2023 Leadership Forum: Key Learnings and Takeaways
As a product leader, you have a lot of forces vying for your time and energy. It can be hard to get an hour to yourself, let alone a half-day block. But taking time away from your daily demands can help you gain perspective and return to your work with renewed purpose, which is why we’ve organized the Leadership Forum in addition to the main Product at Heart conference. The Leadership Forum creates a safe space where senior product leaders can connect with their peers, share their challenges, and hone their leadership skills.
Product at Heart 2023: Key learnings and takeaways
The first edition of Product at Heart took place on June 30, 2023 in Hamburg, Germany. We gathered 750 curious product people at Kampnagel and invited them to put their daily tasks on pause (which is hard work for those in product!) and expand their perspectives through a series of talks, panel discussions, and spontaneous conversations.
Revealed: Our 2023 Leadership Forum Line-Up
Hey there! We know you've all been waiting eagerly for the announcement of our 2023 leadership forum line-up, and we're thrilled to finally share it with you. We have been working hard to put together four amazing speakers who will inspire and push us to new heights in our personal and professional lives.
Expect the Unexpected: Our Conference Curation Approach
Curating a conference program is a delicate process that requires a balance of speaker expertise, speaker diversity and audience expectation. At our conference for product managers, we strive to create an informative and inspiring experience for our attendees. We invite expert keynote speakers, provide session talks on relevant themes, and encourage attendees to engage with each other to build a sense of community.
Get your Product at Heart 23 budget approved
You are already excited about joining our 2023 event for curious product people but your boss is not equally excited? Here are 7 reasons that you could use to convince them that attending our event next year is the best possible investment they can make.
A conference for curious product people?
We are obsessed with the chat tool from openAI, as everyone is these days. So Arne decided to ask some conference-related questions. And here we are: Pretty impressed with the results! What do you think?