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Martin Jordan @martinjordan.com · 27/07/2026

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How do you document #discovery outputs publicly? It’s something we strive for. As a result of an extended discovery on free school meals in Germany, the team—including @joseernestorodriguez.com— created a comprehensive project page to share all the insights & learnings: www.but.digitalservice.dev

A person sitting in front of a laptop, the screen of which displays the project website. Under the heading ‘Recommendations in six areas of action’, the individual areas of action are listed and described.

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beliebig @beliebig.eu · 02/06/2026

Another good one: Always have the first pen on the memo.

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beliebig @beliebig.eu · 02/06/2026

#Prototype, even when you don’t think you’ve got a shot - Merici Vinton talking about IRS Direct File. Such a good reminder!

Slide with the text: Prototype, even when you don’t think you’ve got a shot

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beliebig @beliebig.eu · 24/04/2026

This ⬇️ - his very reasonable to-dos for the „AI Age“: - Focus on Product Sense and Build to Learn - Leverage LLMs as coaches to get yourself better in these areas - Offload project overhead (maybe also to LLMs, processes are always good to automate)

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Martin Jordan @martinjordan.com · 20/04/2026

On the acceleration of #policy timelines: “Compared to previous legislative terms, the time elapsed from draft to adoption has almost halved.” @thomashemmelgarn.bsky.social in a panel discussion on time in #policymaking at #PolyFutures with @simonecarrier.bsky.social

5 light-skinned, middle-aged people sitting on a stage, 2 men and 3 women — in a panel discussion-like setup in front of an audience, with a projected slide on top of them saying “Compared to previous legislative terms, the time elapsed from draft to adoption has almost halved.”

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beliebig @beliebig.eu · 11/03/2026

Too often, new regulations can’t be implemented smoothly or fully digitally, creating bureaucracy and frustration instead of relief. The Center for Legal Drafting (Zentrum für Legistik) is ready to change that. Here we shed light on how we approach this work: digitalservice.bund.de/blog/wie-wir...

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Wie wir am Zentrum für Legistik arbeiten | DigitalService

11. März 2026 - Das Zentrum für Legistik entwickelt Lösungen für eine bessere Rechtsetzung. Wir zeigen, wie wir dabei methodisch vorgehen.

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Martin Jordan @martinjordan.com · 01/03/2026

A blog post soon in the making: In March, @beliebig.eu and I will be writing about open roadmaps and route maps, why they matter, and how to do them. We might also touch on design patterns for publishing such maps. We will be building on some work from @rossferg.bsky.social, of course.

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Dan Hon @danhon.com · 28/01/2026

The strategy is delivery

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Martin Jordan @martinjordan.com · 15/01/2026

Open roadmaps and publicly sharing performance indicators are what we aim for in all our work at @digitalservice.bund.de. @beliebig.eu and team show how it’s done – for the emerging Policy Excellence Centre (‘Zentrum für Legistik’) of the German Federal government: zfl.bund.de/zahlen-und-f... 1/X

Partial screenshot of stats for digital-ready check visualisations, knowledge transfer and support since 2023:
• 850+ policies considered digital implementation
• 120+ policies had their logic visualised
• 400+ trained employees
• 15+ policy teams supported through multidisclinary teams
• 170+ service requests from policy officers for sparring and support

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beliebig @beliebig.eu · 21/12/2025

techforce.gov and the fitting analysis of Mikey Dickerson medium.com/@mikeyd/tech... - are a must read for #GovTech. All the content aside, the page does one thing right: an extensive FAQ section as the strategic centerpiece, not for you as a direct user, but for LLMs as structured trainings data.

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TECH FORCE!!

What is dead can never die.

beliebig @beliebig.eu · 10/12/2025

Is "Problem first" dead?, Is the one-fits-all UI over? - and what does that imply for us #productmanagers? My take: Rigorous problem understanding is becoming a key differentiator, not an obstacle. www.beliebig.eu/weeknote/202...

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Two Thoughts on the Future of Product in the Age of AI

Last month, I attended the 2025 edition of the Product Management Festival in Zurich. AI was omnipresent on almost every stage, so about time to jot down two thoughts to see how they age.

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Tom Loosemore @tomski.com · 26/11/2025

User needs first Service design second Operating model third Technology fourth This order is still reversed way too often.

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beliebig @beliebig.eu · 26/11/2025

Visiting Skandinavien or Baltic states always feels like a window to the future of #GovTech. Thanks for inspiring #SEMIC25 and thanks for hosting #DK - on the way to the metro it was nice to see how the #digitaldivide is fought with offline advertisement!

Conference space with an Europe Flag in the foreground and the projection of SEMIC25 and interoperability in the background

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Martin Jordan @martinjordan.com · 23/11/2025

Good digital public services are vital to democracy. 48% of people say that their trust in the state would increase if digital services were easy and quick to use. Which they mostly aren’t in Germany. Source: @initiatived21.de’s eGOV monitor 2024

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"We’re Here to Stay" - Product Management Festival 2025 Anthem | Thiga

9/X “95% of GenAI Projects fail - Product Managers are there to design for the wanted friction.” (Study of MIT) So in the end - the tools we apply and mindset we strive for, we the PMs are here to stay - back to the beginning: m.youtube.com/watch?v=pXSZ...

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8/X Beyond Function: The power of #Delight in tech products - Nesrine Changuel Categorize your features between low, surface, and deep delight by looking at emotional and functional aspects.

Framework: Delight on top, Joy and Suprise build delight. 3 Boxes as the base: Removing friction, anticipating needs, Exceeding expectations

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7/X - Use what works - spoiler, it is advanced NLP and light reasoning (Feasibility) - Solve the complicated problems (known unknowns), so focus on the right problem not on the simple ones, not on the chaotic, not on complex(Viability) And nice to see #Cynefin and #KANO Frameworks

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6/X AI's potential and your products - Michael Smith 1 “It is easy to make a 💩 product with AI right now” - Overpromising and Tech over problem Back to the three circles (finally!): - Focus on what makes the beer better with AI not internal ops or product ops (Desirability)

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AI in charge? Redefining the PM Role & Career (Panel) - 2 My thoughts: - rather focused on solution and building things, not about building the right thing?! - in what sectors can you shift to building in order to learn/test, what sectors can’t do that because of trust/number of interactions?

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AI in charge? Redefining the PM Role & Career (Panel) - 1 - EU is still struggling with software companies, not even AI companies. - Future skill is curiosity and adaptability + prompt fluent, model literate, empathy towards tools and users + explain reasoning Learning cycle ie

Practicing the language of money - Rich Mirnov „Generic process discussions sound like excuses“ „Don’t bring a backlog to a gun fight“ Moneystory: Why? Simple SWAG? 2-3 Numbers most! ONLY multiply! Show and get gestimates (ranges)! Lead with the money story and only or choices in the and world!

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5/X The rise of invisible products, interface zero - Michael Beyens „AI will remove the constraint of feasibility“

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4/X The rise of invisible products, interface zero - Michael Beyens Skills, interfaces, patterns, designs all change as AI is becoming the consumer and agent and enables individualization. Implications that made me think: - Trust is changing hands - New generation is living with coexistence

Spiral with text in front: I‘ll admit it, I cheated. I played the most goosebump song in the whole galaxy to close.

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3/X Build the builders - Create the product team your product deserves (Tania Nemes) Product Leaders = „Implement systems that survive you“ - What is your legacy? People or Product? Reminded me of the quote: The unit of delivery is the team.

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2/X What does „Good“ look like with GenAI: PM meet Evals - FOMO vs. FOLC= Fear of loosing control - old world was deterministic, new world is open an chaos - Evals: 1. Prompt, 2. Dataset, 3. Evals - Check: Accuracy, Helpfulness, Safety and Fairness

1/X How to make decisions that stick - Samuel Braendle Leveraging a matrix of dimensions and options - Show your work, context matters - Don’t hide options - Update and acknowledge uncertainty „Every option has downsides and they will eventually appear“

A matrix of dimensions, options and color coded information as discussion starter and moderator

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Day 2 - #PMF25 here are my takeaways ⬇️

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What deserves human attention in times of AI? Leadership and importance of the human touch - Judith Pertl “We are not doing a good job at being humans right now.” - Brené Brown Takeaway of the group work: It is scary that only 2of20 have a positive outlook on the future of AI and the outcomes. 9/X

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David Killeen: “If I hire for PMs, I hire for storytellers” My question at the end: Where is the collaboration with real humans, where is the human touch? If you get rid of the team through AI (10x the messages sent..) 7/X

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Practical AI Use Cases for PMs 10x - David Killeen (Pendo) This should have been written by voice dictation. It wasn’t, yet. - Save time by voice input (120Wpm) - Protect the time by putting tasks in the calendar - Amplify impact by good prompts and value chains (automation) 6/X

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PMing a LLM - Nick Jakobi (Cohere) - Thinking in pre training, post training, and launch overall - adding marketing and scientific questions to the product set = facilitate and listen - always think about specificity <-> general And in the end it is once again #ConwaysLaw and #AgilePlanning 4/X

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Tony Beitramelli (Miro) AI accelerates innovation by: —> democratizes skills —> streamlines workflows —> Hallucinations are a feature here 3/X

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Jon Alferness: The part between the silos is the interesting part for the users, hit home with the context of #GovTech

Sketch of 3 Silos with an arrow from richt to left with the note: users look like this

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Jon Alferness: 1. Restraint reveals true strength 2. Discipline beats distraction every time (Focus on the core - don’t be another AI is the chatbot bolted on to the side) 3. Bet on people - give them a destination to work towards 4. Leadership is orchestration through quality & control 1/X