Send us a textNFTs are making a significant impact in the corporate sector because they allow organizations to provide digital evidence of ownership, attendance, and even transference for various experiences they deliver to their customers.They're so adaptable that they can be utilized to represent various types of creative work, including virtual real estate, virtual worlds, fashion, and much more.In this talk we received, Arthur Yurchak, a specialist in NFTs and Web3, to talk about the world of NFT and break down why it's such a breakthrough, including its current implications, mentioning some of the exciting, upcoming, and future use cases of NFT.Follow Arthur on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jurcaks/Follow Arthur on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yurchax

Send us a textYou’re not alone when it comes to thinking that there’s a blurry line between Design Thinking and Design Sprints. However, if you are going to build a successful product you definitely need to comprehend the difference between these two methods.  It is important to understand the up-to-date methodologies for modern businesses and how using user-centered approaches such as design thinking and design sprint can elevate your product’s success. In this episode will walk you through the differences and similarities between design thinking and design sprint methods and also help to understand where each of them is best applicable.

Send us a textGrowing pains are inevitable for most small businesses, and scaling your startup to a corporate giant requires a lot of effort.Scaling is an opportunity for you to channel your challenges in the right direction and to expand your business’s impact.But the reality is that scaling up your business will require a different skill set to the one you employed when getting it off the ground in the first place – you need to manage both growth and risk.In this episode, we received Andrew Constable, OKR, Strategy & Lean Startup Consultant and Co-Author of the Book "Online Innovation”, for a talk about the challenges and outcomes of expanding your business and give you useful tips on how to prepare your startup to scale up.Follow Andrew on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewconstable-mba/

Send us a textThe COVID-19 pandemic has shifted how we do our work in unprecedented ways—some of which have arguably been positive.Establishing a strong remote work culture is integral to your team’s ability to work together seamlessly. These days, such a culture is becoming a standard part of everyday life.Building and managing remote teams within your company is a challenging but rewarding practice. For some businesses, it’s a way to solve staffing problems while lowering overhead costs. For others, it’s a lifestyle that aligns with company values. Either way, remote work proves to be a promising way of sustaining your business. In this episode we received guest Sandy Lam, Remote Collaboration Advocate & Facilitator, to discuss deeper about how to build a strong remote culture, the perks and the challenges.Follow Sandy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thesandylam/

Send us a textProduct designers must begin from the principle that people are not just buying products; they are buying better versions of themselves and want to know how your product will shape their lives and their narratives. Data and analytics tell one part of the story related to what is happening but listening to users can help us figure out why it’s happening. Putting it all into a narrative structure helps us understand the situation and find a solution. A consistent story helps to facilitate the leap from empathy to ideation. In this new episode of LeanCast, our host Behrad Mirafshar receives Lisa Schneider for a discussion around product design and strategy, the importance of translating human needs into a digital solution, and how product designers leverage storytelling. Follow Lisa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisaschneider64

Send us a textThe question, “What is product management?” comes up pretty often, even from experienced business people. One reason is that product management encompasses a wide-ranging area of responsibilities. Indeed, the role itself means very different things in different organizations. In summary, product management is the practice of strategically driving the development, market launch, and continual support and improvement of a company’s products. But one can say that this is an abstract explanation of the role. So what is product management? What does the job entail? And what are the challenges of opening and managing a product management agency?In this new episode of LeanCast, our host, Behrad Mirafshar, received Mirela Mus, Founder and Managing Partner of Product People to understand further differences between a consultant product manager and running and agency, the product management process, how to optmize product management operations, and the challenges of scaling your own product management agency.

Send us a textThe journey of developing a new product involves various steps. While it's tempting to dive head-first into the project, you'll do well to remember the adage – ''by failing to prepare, you prepare to fail''. Planning and testing your ideas before implementing them is the best way to ensure your brand can release the right products. That is what prototyping does – implement ideas into tangible form and explore their real-world impact before finally executing them.Prototyping helps you implement ideas into tangible form and explore their real-world impact before finally executing them.It enables proper testing and exploring of design concepts before too many resources get used and allow early iteration of the product during design thinking, thereby validating its core functionality. In this episode of LeanCast, Behrad Mirafshar, explores deeper the importance of prototyping as an essential step in the Design Thinking process.

Send us a textThe Web3 and the Metaverse are a fact that can no longer be ignored!Even if some people are still struggling to grasp the concept, the fact is that this technology is rapidly advancing.And going along with this new hype, some brands, and now even some governments are now using it to implement incredibly imaginative tactics, yielding results that are just as spectacular.That is why in this week’s episode of LeanCast shorts we bring to you this month’s highlights on the Metaverse and Web3 world.

Send us a textDistributed teams consist of team members who are all individually working from different locations. These locations can be their homes, coffee shops, or co-working spaces, but not shared office spaces. By definition, distributed teams do not have a shared office they can go to.These teams are known for being more agile, productive, and happy. They offer team members more flexibility to create a healthy work-life balance, remove the distractions that come with in-office collaboration, and are often cheaper to run. But they also come with their own challenges!And if there’s one thing we can say is that this new work style has a lot going for them!In this week’s episode of LeanCast, we received Tomomi Sasaki from AQ, to talk about the benefits of operating with distributed teams, its challenges, and how to guide your team away from issues. Follow Tomomi Sasaki on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomomisasaki/Access AQ's website : https://aqworks.com/a/sync: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a-sync/‘Editing’ the office workspace: https://medium.com/aq-writes/editing-the-office-workspace-862d0560b141

Send us a textShein is a $10 billion-in-revenue e-commerce platform directly targeting Gen Z. It was the second most downloaded shopping app globally in the first half of 2021 and has been growing more than 100% for each of the last 8 years.Sell it before building it! Shein leverages a lean innovation approach amplified by AI at scale. In the first episode of LeanCast Shorts, we explore Shein's systematic approach to innovation.