Diversity and Inclusion - Mind the Product https://www.mindtheproduct.com/category/diversity-and-inclusion/ Conferences, training, and content for the world’s largest community of product managers, designers, and developers. Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:48:20 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-mindtheproduct-favicon-32x32.png Diversity and Inclusion - Mind the Product https://www.mindtheproduct.com/category/diversity-and-inclusion/ 32 32 Case study: Developing Mattr Social, a different kind of dating product https://www.mindtheproduct.com/case-study-developing-mattr-social-a-different-kind-of-dating-product/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/case-study-developing-mattr-social-a-different-kind-of-dating-product/#respond Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:30:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=41269 We talk to the team at startup Mattr Social about how they've developed the features and algorithms behind the dating app Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/case-study-developing-mattr-social-a-different-kind-of-dating-product/feed/ 0 Let’s hear it for the women working in product https://www.mindtheproduct.com/lets-hear-it-for-the-women-working-in-product/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/lets-hear-it-for-the-women-working-in-product/#respond Fri, 08 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=40983 In celebration of International Women’s Day we’ve rounded up some recent seminal #mtpcon talks given by a few of the many outstanding women working in product management. Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/lets-hear-it-for-the-women-working-in-product/feed/ 0 Growing financial products and fostering diversity at Barclays with Zainab Kwaw-Swanzy https://www.mindtheproduct.com/growing-financial-products-and-pioneering-diversity-zainab-kwaw-swanzy/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/growing-financial-products-and-pioneering-diversity-zainab-kwaw-swanzy/#respond Wed, 28 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=40850 We had the opportunity to talk to Zainab Kwaw-Swanzy, a Senior Product Manager at Barclays. She shares her journey in product and some of the lessons she learned about promoting diversity in the financial services sector. Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/growing-financial-products-and-pioneering-diversity-zainab-kwaw-swanzy/feed/ 0 Building diverse products: A conversation with Annie Jean-Baptiste, product leader at Google https://www.mindtheproduct.com/building-diverse-products-a-conversation-with-annie-jean-baptiste-product-leader-at-google/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/building-diverse-products-a-conversation-with-annie-jean-baptiste-product-leader-at-google/#respond Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=40685 We talk to Google's Head of Product Inclusion Annie Jean-Baptiste about her experience to date and how to inspire diversity in the workplace. Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/building-diverse-products-a-conversation-with-annie-jean-baptiste-product-leader-at-google/feed/ 0 SUNDAY REWIND: Is inclusive design enough? by Julian Thompson https://www.mindtheproduct.com/sunday-rewind-is-inclusive-design-enough-by-julian-thompson/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/sunday-rewind-is-inclusive-design-enough-by-julian-thompson/#respond Sun, 14 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=39708 This week’s Sunday Rewind is an #mtpcon Digital session from 2020 in which Julian Thompson, founder of Rooted by Design, explores the question of whether inclusive design is enough. Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/sunday-rewind-is-inclusive-design-enough-by-julian-thompson/feed/ 0 SUNDAY REWIND: Creating cognitively diverse teams by Rakhi Rajani https://www.mindtheproduct.com/sunday-rewind-creating-cognitively-diverse-teams-by-rakhi-rajani/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/sunday-rewind-creating-cognitively-diverse-teams-by-rakhi-rajani/#respond Sun, 29 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=38501 This Sunday Rewind takes us back to a 2020 #MTPEngage Manchester talk from psychologist Rakhi Rajani on creating cognitively diverse teams. Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/sunday-rewind-creating-cognitively-diverse-teams-by-rakhi-rajani/feed/ 0 SUNDAY REWIND: Working with strangers, well by Farai Madzima https://www.mindtheproduct.com/sunday-rewind-working-with-strangers-well-by-farai-madzima/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/sunday-rewind-working-with-strangers-well-by-farai-madzima/#respond Sun, 30 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=34110 An important topic in product management is ensuring that organisations are prioritising inclusivity within their product teams by boosting safety, trust, and belonging. In this Sunday Rewind, we look back to #mtpcon SF+Americas 2022 when Farai Madzima, UX Manager at Shopify led a session on working with strangers well. Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/sunday-rewind-working-with-strangers-well-by-farai-madzima/feed/ 0 Building diverse product teams: Why it matters and how to achieve it https://www.mindtheproduct.com/building-diverse-product-teams-why-it-matters-and-how-to-achieve-it/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/building-diverse-product-teams-why-it-matters-and-how-to-achieve-it/#respond Tue, 18 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=34017 The advantages of fostering diversity within product management and actionable steps that can be taken to promote inclusion. Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/building-diverse-product-teams-why-it-matters-and-how-to-achieve-it/feed/ 0 Randeep Sidhu: Dealing with HiPPOs and big dogs in product https://www.mindtheproduct.com/dealing-with-hippos-and-big-dogs-in-product/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/dealing-with-hippos-and-big-dogs-in-product/#respond Mon, 03 Apr 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=33879   We catch up with Randeep Sidhu, former Head of Product for the NHS Covid 19 app, to find out what he’s doing now and how he succeeds in companies that have little to no knowledge of product management. If you came to #mtpcon London a couple of years ago you’ll remember Randeep Sidhu: his keynote Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/dealing-with-hippos-and-big-dogs-in-product/feed/ 0 Ketaki Vaidya: Women in STEM https://www.mindtheproduct.com/product-profile-talking-about-women-in-stem-with-ketaki-vaidya/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/product-profile-talking-about-women-in-stem-with-ketaki-vaidya/#respond Wed, 25 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=32045 As the new year begins, it’s a time for self-reflection and improvement both in your career and personal life. In this Product Profile, we speak with Ketaki Vaidya, Product Manager, at technology platform Oracle to discuss working in tech as a woman, and initiatives are being introduced to address inequality.  Read more »

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