Diversity and Inclusion
If we want to build products people love and to run successful businesses, being diverse and inclusive is vital — not to mention it’s simply the right thing to do.
As product managers, we spend most of our time involved in developing products that we ourselves don’t use. That’s why multiple viewpoints and experience are so important — they lead to innovative decision making and development. What’s more, diverse teams ultimately build more relevant products — products that impact the bottom line.
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Case study: Developing Mattr Social, a different kind of dating product
We talk to the team at startup Mattr Social about how they’ve developed the features and algorithms behind the dating app Read more »
Let's hear it for the women working in product
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 »
Growing financial products and fostering diversity at Barclays with Zainab Kwaw-Swanzy
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 »
Building diverse products: A conversation with Annie Jean-Baptiste, product leader at Google
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 »
SUNDAY REWIND: Is inclusive design enough? by Julian Thompson
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 »
SUNDAY REWIND: Creating cognitively diverse teams by Rakhi Rajani
This Sunday Rewind takes us back to a 2020 #MTPEngage Manchester talk from psychologist Rakhi Rajani on creating cognitively diverse teams. Read more »
SUNDAY REWIND: Working with strangers, well by Farai Madzima
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 »
Building diverse product teams: Why it matters and how to achieve it
The advantages of fostering diversity within product management and actionable steps that can be taken to promote inclusion. Read more »
Randeep Sidhu: Dealing with HiPPOs and big dogs in product
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 »
Ketaki Vaidya: Women in STEM
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 »