Where lean product development experts and practitioners share their stories

"In golf, you swing, you see the result, you adjust," said Jamie Flinchbaugh, a longtime advisor to product development transformations, during LPPDE's recent virtual series. "But product development — it's like you're on the practice tee and the ball doesn't land for...

Innovation doesn’t behave like normal business processes. Learn six practical principles product leaders can use to organize, de‑risk, and accelerate new product development.   Innovation is messy, uncertain, and cross‑functional—and that is exactly why normal...

From engineering tool to competitive advantage Many organizations talk about Design for Manufacturing, or DFM, as if it were a technical checklist. In some companies, DFM appears late in the product development process, often right before tooling, pilot builds, or...

Most of a product’s environmental footprint is locked in shockingly early, when uncertainty is highest and knowledge is thinnest. This is where “who casts the biggest shadow?” becomes a crucial question for innovation and sustainability.   The shadow of early...

Image. At the left—traditional—long duration learning cycles (1:1), build the super-system in one Go and Sense-Analyze-Respond. At the right—compressed learning cycles (10:1), build multiple sub-system prototypes to learn what doesn't work week one.   After 25+...

Image. At the top, short learning cycles, test to failure with cheap, sub-system prototypes. Learn efficiently what doesn't At the bottom, traditional long system iterations. Learn what doesn't work late. Worst case through customer complaints.   Ah, the “Art of...