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The Product Manager

How to Distill User Insights into Action (with Kevin Gentry)

Jul 23, 2024
Kevin Gentry, Principal Product Manager at Hilton Grand Vacations, & Product Coffee Podcast Co-founder, shares insights on distilling user feedback effectively, overcoming challenges in user research, maximizing feedback through customer co-building experiences, and navigating product evolution through iterative development strategies.
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Quick takeaways

  • Effective user communication is vital for product development, requiring skill in selecting users and asking the right questions.
  • Challenges in enterprise user research demand trust-building, diverse user sources, and insights sharing for product strategies.

Deep dives

Importance of Proper User Communication

Effective communication with users is crucial for product development. It involves understanding the art and science behind talking to users distinctively from friends or family. This process requires skill in selecting which users to engage with, determining the right questions to ask, and establishing a rapport for ongoing interactions. User insights gathered from these conversations play a pivotal role in shaping product decisions and aligning them with user needs and preferences.

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