randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 30/09/2026new episode of The Product Experience podcast is out - give it a listen! Four questions to ask before building AI into your product — Kendra Vant (Chief Product Officer, Tapi) 001
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 23/09/2026new episode of The Product Experience podcast is out - give it a listen! How to fix your product roadmap — Matt Feczko (Director of Product Ops, Ocado Technology) 010
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 16/09/2026new episode of The Product Experience podcast is out - give it a listen! What is AI product management, really? Jonathan Evens (AI Product Lead, Google DeepMind) 000
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 09/09/2026new episode of The Product Experience podcast is out - give it a listen! What I learned from building, and shutting down, a startup — Kirsten Mann (Strategic Advisor) 001
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 06/09/2026we wrote the Makers Manifesto about software product development, as an evolution of the Agile Manifesto. but I always thought that it was applicable much more universally. and nothing illustrates that principle more than this. just because you can doesn't mean you should. makersmanifesto.orgmakersmanifesto.orgMakers Manifesto — Principles for making great productsCore principles for how to make great products in an AI-driven world, created by a global group of cross-disciplinary experts and operators. 020
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 02/09/2026new episode of The Product Experience podcast is out - give it a listen! Why product positioning is key right now - April Dunford (Author of Obviously Awesome) 030
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 01/09/2026i have a feeling you'll like what we've done with the Makers Manifesto, Jon: makersmanifesto.orgmakersmanifesto.orgMakers Manifesto — Principles for making great productsCore principles for how to make great products in an AI-driven world, created by a global group of cross-disciplinary experts and operators. 000
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 26/08/2026new episode of The Product Experience podcast is out - give it a listen! Four mistakes scaling teams make - Julia Barham (Coach & Mentor) 020
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 21/08/2026Every organisation has an ambition. But you'd be shocked by how few have an actual strategy on how to achieve it. And then disappointed to find out that - of those orgs - how rare it is to find one that has successfully communicated it effectively, so that they actually have a chance of doing it. 070
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 19/08/2026new episode of The Product Experience podcast is out - give it a listen! A masterclass in product judgement - Tiama Hanson-Drury (CPTO, Opus 2) 001
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 12/08/2026new episode of The Product Experience podcast is out - give it a listen! How OpenAI makes product decisions and builds at speed — Blaine Billingsley (Member of Technical Design Staff, OpenAI) 000
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 05/08/2026listen to Dr. Cat - she talks good! and read her book, too - it's full of smart stuff we didn't have time to cover fully on the podcast. 053
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 05/08/2026new episode of The Product Experience podcast is out - give it a listen! What your developers aren't telling you - Cat Hicks (Psychologist) 000
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 04/08/2026why didn't anyone tell me it was international 🦉 awareness day? 000
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 02/08/2026this is one of many reasons that we wrote the Makers Manifesto. makersmanifesto.org/manifesto Purpose over possibility Everything may be possible, not everything is worth building. WHAT IT'S NOT: “Everybody's a builder”. Shipping more because it's cheap, whether or not it's worth making. 010
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 29/07/2026this is the one where we discuss the Makers Manifesto - Makers Manifesto — Principles for making great products makersmanifesto.orgshare.googleMakers Manifesto — Principles for making great productsCore principles for how to make great products in an AI-driven world, created by a global group of cross-disciplinary experts and operators. 011
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 29/07/2026new episode of The Product Experience podcast is out - give it a listen! Why Agile no longer works - Faith Forster (Chief Product Officer) 120
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 22/07/2026new blog post alert: Boris Cherny's AI Maturity Model Is Smart. It's Also Incomplete. outofowls.com/blog/boris-chernys-ai… 020
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 22/07/2026new episode of The Product Experience podcast is out - give it a listen! 5 human signals AI won't replicate - Sarah McDevitt (Hubspot) 020
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 21/07/2026You've heard of vibe coding - but how about rage coding? I had a great time chatting with Dr Cat Hicks (@grimalkina.bsky.social) last night for The Product Experience podcast about her new book, The Psychology of Software Teams. Look for the episode to drop in a couple of weeks!static.klipy.comPanda Rage Angry in OfficeAlt: Panda Rage Angry in Office GIF - person in a panda suit (or is it?) shoving a monitor off a desk and destroying a keyboard in front of shocked office workers 010
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 15/07/2026the joy of all this is keeping the fun parts and noy worrying about conltinuity. bring back the No Prize! 010
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 15/07/2026new episode of The Product Experience podcast is out - give it a listen! Building trust pays off - Simonetta Batteiger (Product Leadership Coach) 020
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 14/07/2026well done, Thames Water. 1. go to report no water 2. directed to report via WhatsApp 3. sorry, our WhatsApp service is down 4. no other way to report failing gracefully is basic service design. this doesn't cut it. 020
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 09/07/2026If you haven't read Rich Mironov's new book, Money Stories, you're missing out. We're hosting him tonight at Cleo's office in London - but if you can't make it, we'll be streaming his talk on YouTube. 7pm UK www.youtube.com/live/WxGS-rz...youtube.comFPL x CPO Circles present Rich Mironov - Money StoriesYouTube video by Female Product Lead 000
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 08/07/2026new episode of The Product Experience podcast is out - give it a listen! Why is product so hard? - Charity Ibhadon (Global Product Director, WPP) 110
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 01/07/2026and don't fear for the child, @iandunt.bsky.social. his mum is irish; he's heard all of *those* words before. 000
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 01/07/2026and now i want to read THAT story, where the secret rulers of the world are hiding in plain sight at Build-a-Bear and American Girl Doll 100
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 01/07/2026in the car, listening to @iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social 's Origin Story on paranormal investigation with Mr. 14, who mishears Bilderberg as Build-a-Bear Group. 110
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 27/06/2026@simonwillison.net - wondering if you've seen the Makers Manifesto (makersmanifesto.org) yet, and what you think of it. seems relevant given your blog post about Google being held responsible for their AI overviews. (simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/25/...)simonwillison.netAI and LiabilityBruce Schneier on the recent German ruling that Google be held liable for errors introduced in their AI overviews: AI agents are agents of the person or organization that deploys … 020
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 25/06/2026i mean, there's a reason i teach the Mythbusters model of product development. it's the perfect illustration of the approach. except i usually say that we should NOT blow it all up at the end. maybe i should rethink that. outofowls.com/blog/mythbus...outofowls.comThe Mythbusters model of Product Development — Out of OwlsWe’ve all been there: your stakeholder leans in, nods their head just a fraction, and says the magic words. “Yeah, but we already know what’s needed. Can’t you just give it to me?” (A quick aside: JU... 010
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 25/06/2026@nnedi.bsky.social's Death of the Author floored me in a similarly lovely way. 110
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 19/06/2026Genuinely curious what you push back on. What's missing? What did we get wrong? What would stop you, your team, or your entire organisation from using this? 000
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 19/06/2026So that's the ask. Read it. Disagree with it. Tell us where it's wrong — specifically, not politely. That's how it gets better. makersmanifesto.orgmakersmanifesto.orgMakers Manifesto — Principles for making great productsCore principles for how to make great products in an AI-driven world, created by a global group of cross-disciplinary experts and operators. 110
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 19/06/2026I keep coming back to one of my own core values here: the document isn't the value. The conversation it forces is. A manifesto you nod along to is useless. One you argue with might actually change how you work. 100
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 19/06/2026The honest part: the arguments were the point. People showed up with strong opinions and — to their credit — held them loosely. What we ended up with looks nothing like where we started. That's my favourite part about the shaping. 100
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 19/06/2026Not because the original was wrong. Because it was written for software, in a world where the work was narrower. What we make now is so much wider than software, and AI has cranked up both what's possible and what's uncertain at the same time. That gap needed naming. 100
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 19/06/2026A bunch of us — (44!) — just spent a while writing a new manifesto. Think Agile Manifesto, but for building things in the age of AI. This is the Makers Manifesto makersmanifesto.orgmakersmanifesto.orgMakers Manifesto — Principles for making great productsCore principles for how to make great products in an AI-driven world, created by a global group of cross-disciplinary experts and operators. 122
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 14/05/2026a great start to the morning at @agilemanc.bsky.social / Agile Manchester from Kirsten Mann - photo tKen before she got us all line dancing. (no, really. and it was ace.) 031
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 13/05/2026a: therrs always room for pedantry in a conversation b: well, technically, that's not always the case.... 100
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 13/05/2026yikes! Quoting Mo Bitar. simonwillison.net/2026/May/12/...simonwillison.netA quote from Mo BitarNow, if your CEO has never heard the phrase Ralph Loop, oh man, you are less than 30 days away from your next promotion. I'm not even exaggerating. Walk into … 010
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 05/05/2026Love this - it fits with what I've been working on in coaching & transformation. It takes intention and dedication: >>>The key is densely planting diverse & native species…this isn’t just planting some trees.<<< kottke.org/26/05/004886...kottke.orgPocket forests. “The Miyawaki method of reforestation insert...Pocket forests. “The Miyawaki method of reforestation inserts small, densely packed wild acreage into urban environs. It’s proving wildly successful.” The key i 000
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 01/05/2026media.tenor.coma cartoon of a man holding a pizza oven and the words pizza pizzaAlt: a cartoon of a man in a toga holding a pizza on a spear and the words pizza pizza 010
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 01/05/2026A week of great conversations left my head full of some really great questions. Read 'em all in the link, but first: if teams are shrinking, do we still need 2 🍕pizzas🍕 to feed them? What's the right catering metric for a product development team now? www.linkedin.com/posts/randys...linkedin.comCulture ate strategy. AI is devouring the 2-pizza team. Now what? | Randy SilverA week of great conversations left my head full of some really great questions. Read 'em all in the newsletter, but first: if teams are shrinking, do we still need 2 🍕pizzas🍕 to feed them? What's the... 140
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 30/04/2026Every exec review contains the same request: Can't we just use AI? I'm doing a free session on 11 May that's help you to assess any AI request in minutes using a Cynefin-based framework — and to base the discussion in facts, not frustration. Sign up here: maven.com/p/1fa98c/get...maven.comGet Leadership to See AI RealityEvery exec review contains the same request: Can't we just use AI? Most approaches teach you to work better under that pressure. This one teaches you to change the conditions — shifting leadership fro... 000
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randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com · 22/04/2026Work fast. Test assumptions. Focus on value. Deliver it in increments. Test and learn. Repeat. Who doesn't want that? Isn't that the way we've all said that we're trying to work? Change your processes to actually make it happen. Before someone else does it to you. [END OF RANT] 000