Summary of R. Dutt's Radical Product Thinking

By IRB Media

Get the Summary of R. Dutt's Radical Product Thinking in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: In the last decade, we've learned to harness the power of iteration to innovate faster—we've invested in a fast car, but our ability to set a clear destination and navigate to it hasn't kept up.

When we iterate without a clear vision or strategy, our products become bloated, fragmented, and driven by irrelevant metrics. They catch “product diseases” that often kill innovation.

Radical Product Thinking (RPT) gives organizations a repeatable model for building world-changing products. The key? Being vision-driven instead of iteration-led. R. Dutt guides readers through the five elements of the methodology (vision, strategy, prioritization, execution and measurement, and culture) to develop a clear process for translating vision into reality, and turning RPT skills into muscle memory.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Dec 7, 2021
• ISBN: 9781669342175

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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

It can be difficult to determine if your organization is vision-driven or iteration-led. If your organization constantly iterates on the same product or service, it’s probably iteration-led. If your organization has a long-term vision and constantly launches new products based on that vision, it’s probably vision-driven.

#2

The 737 was an excellent plane, but it was also prone to stallings, which led to crashes. This led to the redesign of the plane, which was called the 737 Max. However, this new plane was also prone to stallings, and thus far six planes have crashed due to this issue.

#3

GE’s vision was to become the number one or two company in every market they served. This approach led to a road trip without a specific destination, as the markets were left confused about GE’s core offering.

#4

The story of Twitter illustrates how a local maximum can be created by responding to a threat.

#5

David Schleifer, the CEO of Avid, set out to solve the inefficiencies of tape, which is how he arrived at the idea of building a digital product suite that would allow TV news