One Knight in Product Sam Greenwood's Hot Take - We Need to Rethink Product Management in the Age of Societal Collapse (with Sam Greenwood, Emotional Resilience Coach for PMs)
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Apr 1, 2025 Sam Greenwood, an emotional resilience coach for product managers, offers a candid view on the looming societal collapse and the urgent need for a mindset shift in tech. He argues that product managers are too focused on AI while ignoring broader societal challenges. Greenwood emphasizes the importance of emotional resilience and leadership skills to navigate today’s uncertainties. He stresses that product professionals must transform their fears into innovative solutions, adapting designs to meet evolving market needs amid environmental and political instability.
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Societal Collapse and Myopia
- Sam Greenwood believes societal collapse is occurring globally.
- Tech workers, especially AI-obsessed product managers, have a limited view of this.
Factors of Societal Collapse
- Societal collapse isn't just about AI, but encompasses climate change, political issues, and social unrest.
- These factors, combined with increasing awareness and anxiety, contribute to the feeling of collapse.
The Plant Analogy
- Sam Greenwood uses the analogy of plants to illustrate societal growth and collapse.
- Like plants, societies experience growth, collapse, decomposition, and rebirth, unlike the constant "up and to the right" expectation in tech.